Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)

AGENCIES

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings (2006)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

• SHEA guideline for preventing nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and enterococcus (2003)

EU/EEA

Austria

• Vancomycin- and linezolid-resistant enterococci (VRE and LRE). AKH-KHH-RL-013, Version 4 (University Clinic for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control, University Hospital Vienna, 2021)

  Vancomycin und Linezolid resistente Enterokokken (VRE und LRE). AKH-KHH-RL-013, Version 4 (Univ. Klinik für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektionskontrolle, AKH Wien, 2021)

Belgium

• Recommendation for the prevention, control and treatment of patients carrying multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRO) in healthcare settings (High Council for Health, 2019). Annex 2 – VRE.

  Aanbevelingen inzake preventie, beheersing en aanpak van patiënten die drager zijn van tegen antibiotica multiresistente bacteriën (MDRO) in zorginstellingen (HGR-9277; Hoge Gezondheidsraad, 2019). Bijlage 2 – VRE.

  Recommandations en matière de prévention, maîtrise et prise en charge des patients porteurs de bactéries multi-résistantes aux antibiotiques (MDRO) dans les institutions de soins (CSS-9277; Conseil Supérieur de la Santé, 2019). Annexe 2 - VRE.

Denmark

• National Guidelines on Infection Hygiene: Supplemental recommendations for infections and  cariage in the health sector (Statens Serum Institut, 2019).

  Nationale Infektionshygiejniske Retningslinjer: Supplerende forholdsregler ved infektioner og bærertilstand i sundhedssektoren (Statens Serum Institut, Central Enhed for Infektionshygiejne | 5.1. udgave 2019)

Finland

• Guidance on Infection Prevention and Control of multidrug-resistant organisms (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, 2020)

  Ohje moniresistenttien mikrobien tartunnantorjunnasta (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos, 2020)

France

• Update of recommendations on multi-resistant bacteria (High Council of Public Health, 2019)

  Actualisation des recommandations relatives aux BHRe (Haut Conseil de la santé publique, 2019)

Hungary

• Guidance on prevention of infections caused by multi-resistant pathogens (pages 38-42 and 79-92) (National Center for Epidemiology, 2016)

  Módszertani levél a multirezisztens kórokozók által okozott fertőzések megelőzéséről (oldalok 59 és 64) (Országos Epidemiológiai Központ, 2016)

Ireland

• Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) excluding MRSA in the healthcare setting (MDRO Committee, Health Protection Surveillance Centre, 2014)

Norway

• Enterococcal infection (incl. vancomycin-resistant enterococci, VRE) - guide for healthcare professionals (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 2019)

  Enterokokkinfeksjon (inkl. vankomycinresistente enterokokker, VRE) - veileder for helsepersonell (Folkehelseinstituttet, 2019)

Poland

• Control of the hospital environment to prevent infections with MDR pathogens (National Program for Antibiotic Protection, 2020)

  Kontrola środowiska szpitalnego w zapobieganiu zakażeniom wywoływanym przez wieloantybiotykooporne patogeny alarmowe (Narodowy Program Ochrony Antybiotyków, 2020)
   

• Recommendations for microbiological screening of hospitalised patients (National Program for Antibiotic Protection, 2020)
  Zalecenia prowadzenia mikrobiologicznych badań przesiewowych u hospitalizowanych pacjentów (Narodowy Program Ochrony Antybiotyków, 2020)
   
• Infection Prevention and Control in Intensive Care Unit departments (National Program for Antibiotic Protection, 2013)
  Strategia zapobiegania lekooporności w oddziałach intensywnej terapii (Narodowy Program Ochrony Antybiotyków, 2013)

Sweden

• Vancomycin-resistant enterococci - VRE (Public Heath Agency of Sweden, 2014)

  Vankomycinresistenta enterokocker – VRE (Folkhälsomyndigheten, 2014)
   

• Screening for antibiotic-resistant bacteria (Public Heath Agency of Sweden, 2017)

  Screening för antibiotikaresistenta bakterier (Folkhälsomyndigheten, 2017)

COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EU/EEA

Australia

• Vancomycin-resistant enterococci - VRE (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2019)