Risk Factors for Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 781-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren R. Linkin ◽  
Neil O. Fishman ◽  
Jean Baldus Patel ◽  
Jeffrey D. Merrill ◽  
Ebbing Lautenbach

AbstractRisk factors for colonization or infection with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae during an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) included low gestational age and exposure to third-generation cephalosporins. We also reviewed the existing medical literature regarding the clinical epidemiology of ESBLs in NICUs.

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