Vancomycin resistant enterococcal infections in infants and neonates

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci have become one of the most challenging nosocomial pathogens with limited therapeutic options. We report three cases of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from urine, perinephric collection and blood of paediatric patients over a period of one year from June 2015–2016 in a tertiary care centre in South Kerala.