Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in paediatric wards: A nested case-control study


DEMİR S., Soysal A., Bakir M., Kaufmann M. E., Yagci A.

JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, cilt.44, sa.10, ss.548-553, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Aim: A high rate (48.6%) of extended spectrum beta-lactamase production among Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) clinical isolates in the paediatric wards of our hospital prompted the introduction of enhanced infection control measures, and after the implementation of these measures, we instituted a prospective surveillance programme, with a nested case-control study to determine the risk factors for rectal colonisation by ESBL-KP.