作者
Mario Giuffrè, Domenico Cipolla, Celestino Bonura, Daniela Maria Geraci, Aurora Aleo, Stefania Di Noto, Federica Nociforo, Giovanni Corsello, Caterina Mammina
发表日期
2013/12
期刊
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
卷号
2
页码范围
1-7
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background
Extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) often associated with resistance to aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones have recently emerged in community-associated Escherichia coli. The worldwide clonal dissemination of E. coli sequence type (ST)131 is playing a prominent role.
We describe an outbreak of colonizations by ESBL-producing E. coli (ESBL-E. coli) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the University Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
Methods
An epidemiological investigation was conducted with the support of molecular typing. All children admitted to the NICU and colonized by ESBL-E. coli between January and June 2012, were included in the study. Cases were defined as infants colonized by E. coli resistant to third generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones. A case–control study was also performed to identify …
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