Dissemination of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in pediatric intensive care units

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作者
Wu, TL
Chia, JH
Su, LH
Kuo, AJ
Chu, CS
Chiu, CH
机构
[1] Chang Gung Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
[2] Chang Gung Mem Hosp, Dept Clin Pathol, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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10.1128/JCM.41.10.4836-4838.2003
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
To study the growing trend of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), 88 nonrepetitive ESBL-producing isolates were prospectively collected and analyzed by molecular methods during a 16-month period. The emergence and dissemination of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in PICUs are the consequence of the clonal dissemination of a few epidemic strains along with the horizontal transmission of resistance gene-carrying plasmids among bacterial organisms.
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