Outbreak of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Enterobacter cloacae with High MICs of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in a Hematology Ward Associated with Contaminated Sinks

Objective: To investigate an outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacter cloacae that occurred in the Hematology ward (24-bed unit) of the François Mitterrand University Hospital (Dijon, France) between January 2011 and December 2013. The outbreak involved 43 patients...

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Autores principales: Chapuis, Angélique, Amoureux, Lucie, Bador, Julien, Gavalas, Arthur, Siebor, Eliane, Chrétien, Marie-Lorraine, Caillot, Denis, Janin, Marion, de Curraize, Claire, Neuwirth, Catherine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27462306
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01070