Colonization of high-risk children with carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae in Greece

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 757-759

  Mougkou, K ^a   Michos, A ^b   Spyridopoulou, K ^b   Daikos, G L ^b   Spyridis, N ^b   Syriopoulou, V ^b   Zaoutis, T ^a,c  

^a Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research (CLEO)   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84878755940     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670997     Document Type: Letter

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