Survival of Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae on Fingers
2006 ◽
Vol 27
(9)
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pp. 974-977
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Keyword(s):
Five strains ofEnterobacterspecies (n= 4) andPantoeaspecies (n= 1) resistant to third-generation cephalosporins and isolated from clusters of 3-25 premature infants and small children and 5 strains (4Enterobacterstrains and 1Pantoeastrain) with the same resistance pattern that were isolated from 1 premature infant or small child each were inoculated on the fingertips of 10 volunteer study participants to test whether survival on fingertips is correlated with horizontal transmission. Although there was no significant difference in survival between the groups of transmitted and sporadic strains, there were significant differences in bacterial survival between the participants.
2014 ◽
Vol 143
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pp. 470-477
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2019 ◽
Vol 13
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pp. 851-853
2020 ◽
Vol 12
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2006 ◽
Vol 69
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pp. 743-748
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