Carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in infants following an outbreak in the neonatal intensive care unit: time to clearance of carriage and use of molecular methods to detect colonization
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.524
Abstract: Abstract Among 46 infants colonized with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium during an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit, the estimated time until half had achieved clearance was 217 days. All 40 infants who completed follow-up… read more here.
Keywords: neonatal intensive; enterococcus faecium; vancomycin resistant; carriage ... See more keywords
Epidemiological Analysis of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Outbreak in a Neonatal Clinic in Poland
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12010050
Abstract: Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most common etiological agents isolated from epidemic outbreaks in neonatal wards. We describe how an extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing K. pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) outbreak in a neonatal ward was extinguished. During the… read more here.
Keywords: pneumoniae; klebsiella pneumoniae; spectrum lactamase; outbreak neonatal ... See more keywords