Article
Enterobacter colonisation in newborn infants: predictors, follow-up and implications for infection control.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Oct 2007
van Rossem M C, de Waal W J, van Hannen E J, Verboon-Maciolek M A, van Wieringen H, Van de Vijver D A M, van Dyk Y, Thijsen S F
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks with Enterobacter spp. have been described frequently in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). This study investigated the factors that determine whether a neonate becomes colonised with Enterobacter spp., how long colonisation continues and whether the termination of isolation measures leads to spread of the organism. Neonates transferred from the NICUs of tertiary care hospitals were screened for the...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Apgar Score
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cross Infection
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Bacterial
- Enterobacter
- Enterobacteriaceae Infections
- Female
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn