[Emergence of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis strains from two inpatients in a pediatric ward].

We report herein on the isolation of three linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis strains in 2011 from two pediatric inpatients at Kitasato University Hospital, Japan. Three linezolid resistant strains were isolated from two patients who shared the same room of a pediatric inpatient ward. Two linezolid resistant strains were isolated from patient A who had been treated with a total of 17,600mg of linezolid during 60 days of hospitalization (strains 1 and 2).

Structural visualization of expert nursing: Care to prevent tuberculosis infection for outpatients at their hospital visits.

Tuberculosis infection poses a serious challenge for preventing transmission of contagious diseases at medical treatment facilities in Japan. The authors have therefore developed an algorithm for providing care to prevent tuberculosis infection during the critical period between initial consultation and being admitted to the hospital.