Surgical site infections in genital reconstruction surgery for gender reassignment, Detroit: 1984-2008.

Background: Gender reassignment surgery (i.e., male-to-female or female-to-male) entails a series of complex surgical procedures.

Comparison of the clinical characteristics and outcomes associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and vancomycin-resistant E. faecium bacteremia.

In published studies, cohorts of patients with bacteremia due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) have predominantly been infected with Enterococcus faecium. Little is known about the epidemiology and outcomes associated with bacteremia due to VR Enterococcus faecalis. A retrospective study of isolates obtained from January 2008 to October 2010 was conducted at Detroit Medical Center (DMC).