RAPID GENOTYPING SHOWS THE ABSENCE OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION IN ENTEROBACTER-CLOACAE NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS

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作者
BINGEN, E [1 ]
DENAMUR, E [1 ]
LAMBERTZECHOVSKY, N [1 ]
BRAHIMI, N [1 ]
ELLAKANY, M [1 ]
ELION, J [1 ]
机构
[1] HOP ROBERT DEBRE,BIOCHIM GENET LAB,F-75019 PARIS,FRANCE
关键词
ENTEROBACTER-CLOACAE; GENOTYPING; HOSPITAL OUTBREAK;
D O I
10.1016/0195-6701(92)90028-K
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (RFLP) of total DNA and rDNA regions was used for the epidemiological evaluation of 10 Enterobacter cloacae nosocomial isolates obtained from nine patients in our hospital. Five of these patients were hospitalized during overlapping periods, thus raising the question of cross-contamination. A single biochemical pattern and antibiotic susceptibility profile was observed for all isolates but one. In contrast, based on the results of total DNA and rDNA RFLP patterns, the genetic unrelatedness of the isolates was clearly shown, thus excluding a common source of contamination or patient-to-patient transfer. © 1992.
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