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The intestinal carrier status of Enterococcus spp. in children: clonal diversity and alterations in resistance phenotypes before and after admission to a pediatric intensive care unit.
BMC pediatrics - 30 Aug 2023
Shirvani Fariba, Hassanzadeh Romina, Attaran Bahareh, Ghandchi Ghazale, Abdollahi Nafiseh, Gholinejad Zari, Sheikhi Zahra, Behzad Azita, Fallah Fatemeh, Azimi Leila, Safarkhani Azam, Karimi Abdollah, Mahdavi Alireza, Armin Shahnaz, Ghanaiee Roxana Mansour, Tabatabaei Sedigheh Rafiei, Fahimzad Seyed Alireza, Alebouyeh Masoud
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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the intestinal carrier status of Enterococcus spp. among children in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and reveal the role of hospitalization in the alteration of resistance phenotypes and clonal diversity of the isolates during admission and discharge periods. METHODS: Two separate stool samples were collected from hospitalized patients in the pediatric intensive...
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