The molecular characterisation of Escherichia coli K1 isolated from neonatal nasogastric feeding tubes

BACKGROUND: The most common cause of Gram-negative bacterial neonatal meningitis is E. coli K1. It has a mortality rate of 10–15 %, and neurological sequelae in 30–50 % of cases. Infections can be attributable to nosocomial sources, however the pre-colonisation of enteral feeding tubes has not been...

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Autores principales: Alkeskas, Aldukali, Ogrodzki, Pauline, Saad, Mohamed, Masood, Naqash, Rhoma, Nasreddin R., Moore, Karen, Farbos, Audrey, Paszkiewicz, Konrad, Forsythe, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26497222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1210-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26497222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1210-7

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