Outbreak of colonizations by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli sequence type 131 in a neonatal intensive care unit, Italy

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Giuffrè, Mario ^a   Cipolla, Domenico ^a   Bonura, Celestino ^a   Geraci, Daniela M ^a   Aleo, Aurora ^a   Di Noto, Stefania ^a   Nociforo, Federica ^a   Corsello, Giovanni ^a   Mammina, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; ESBL Escherichia coli; NICU; ST131

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MOLECULAR TYPING; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84880034866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-2-8     Document Type: Article

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