In the context of a 3-month extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella
pneumonia (ESBL-KP) outbreak in a neonatal care center (NCC), hygiene practices and …

Background Pediatric bloodstream infections (BSIs) with Extended-Spectrum Beta-
Lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) are associated with worse clinical …

Background: Clinical illness caused by resistant bacteria usually represents a wider problem
of asymptomatic colonization. Active surveillance with appropriate institution of isolation …

Outbreaks caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella
pneumoniae are difficult to control and closure of an affected unit is sometimes necessary …

Objectives Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) are
sporadically reported from infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Travellers returning from the …

To determine the risk factors for rectal colonization by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
(ESBL) Klebsiella sp. in 368 newborns admitted consecutively to a neonatal intensive care …

Aim: A high rate (48.6%) of extended spectrum beta‐lactamase production among Klebsiella
pneumoniae (ESBL‐KP) clinical isolates in the paediatric wards of our hospital prompted the …

Objectives: To determine the costs of the interventions aimed at controlling the 4-month
outbreak and to determine the attributable length of stay (LOS) associated with infection and …

The extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella spp. cause worldwide
problems in intensive care units. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular …

Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are vulnerable to nosocomial outbreaks caused by
multiresistant E nterobacteriaceae, but no reports of NICU outbreaks of extended‐spectrum …