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[Outbreak of multiresistant and extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a high risk neonatal unit].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 1 Feb 2011
González R A Carolina, Gil G Florimar, Solórzano R Marisé, Cruz G Jhon, Puig P Juan, Suárez S Marlene, Nieves B Beatríz
Abstract excerpt
Klebsiella pneumoniae as a producer of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) has played an important role as a cause of infection in the neonatal high risk unit (NHRU) of the Autonomous Hospital Institute of the Universidad de Los Andes (AHIULA). In this paper an outbreak caused by this bacterial specie that affected neonates hospitalized in this unit during February 2007 is described. Besides, the environment...
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