Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative colonization in infants from a neonatal intensive care unit in Thailand
Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative colonization in infants from a neonatal intensive care unit in Thailand
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jhin.2019.04.004
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发表时间:
2019-10-01
影响因子:
6.9
通讯作者:
Cooper, B. S.
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作者:
Roberts, T.;Limmathurotsakul, D.;Cooper, B. S.
Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized neonates in South and South-East Asia. This study aimed to determine the dynamics of colonization with antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria amongst patients in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Thailand. From 97 enrolled patients, 52% were colonized by an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) organism at some point during their stay and 64% were colonized by a carbapenem-resistant organism. Rapid acquisition of ESBL-positive and carbapenem-resistant organisms was found. Once colonized with an antibiotic-resistant organism, patients remained colonized for the remainder of their NICU stay. (C) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society.