Nosocomial outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Salmonella Isangi in pediatric wards

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 843-844

  Wadula, J ^a   Von Gottberg, A ^a   Kilner, D ^a   De Jong, G ^a   Cohen, C ^a   Khoosal, M ^a   Keddy, K ^b   Crewe Brown, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ESBL; Immunosuppression; Nosocomial outbreak; Salmonella Isangi; Salmonellosis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC WARD; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS;

BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 33748304268     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000233543.78070.a2     Document Type: Article

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