Epidemiological and Microbiome Associations Between Klebsiella pneumoniae and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Colonization in Intensive Care Unit Patients.
Abigail CollingwoodFreida BlosteinAnna M SeekatzChristiane E WobusRobert J WoodsBetsy FoxmanMichael A BachmanPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
K. pneumoniae co-colonizes with VRE and is a predominant taxon in ICU patients, but colonization was not associated with significant comorbidities. Screening for K. pneumoniae and VRE simultaneously could be an efficient approach for novel infection prevention strategies.