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Molecular typing demonstrating transmission of gram-negative rods in a neonatal intensive care unit in the absence of a recognized epidemic.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jan 2001
Almuneef M A, Baltimore R S, Farrel P A, Reagan-Cirincione P, Dembry L M
Abstract excerpt
Molecular typing techniques have been used in outbreak investigations. In this study, molecular typing techniques were used to track the spread of gram-negative rods (GNRs) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the absence of an outbreak. Stool or rectal swab cultures for GNRs were obtained from all infants on admission, weekly, and on discharge. GNRs were tested for gentamicin susceptibility and were typed...
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