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Epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of an outbreak caused by OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a neonatal intensive care unit in Jerusalem, Israel.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2013
Adler Amos, Solter Ester, Masarwa Samira, Miller-Roll Tamar, Abu-Libdeh Bassam, Khammash Hatem, Najem Khalil, Dekadek Susan, Stein-Zamir Chen, Nubani Nafez, Kunbar Amin, Assous Marc Victor, Carmeli Yehuda, Schwaber Mitchell J
Abstract excerpt
This study describes the course of an OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae (OPE) outbreak that started in March 2012 in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Jerusalem, Israel. During the peak of the outbreak (January to August 2012), there were 49 patients who had proven or suspected acquisiti...
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