Gastrointestinal colonization with multiple New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in the same patient: A potential challenge in outbreak investigation

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 108-109

  Cheng, V C C ^a   Chen, J H K ^a   Wong, S C Y ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEMASE; MEROPENEM; NEW DELHI METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA-LACTAMASE NDM-1;

ADULT; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CADAVER DONOR; CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CASE REPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTAL SWAB; SALMONELLA; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYMOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOSPITALIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARRIER STATE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84952989721     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.10.011     Document Type: Letter

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