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

DEMİR, SERAP; Soysal, Ahmet; Bakir, Mustafa; Kaufmann, Mary; Yagci, AYŞEGÜL

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01326.x

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, vol.44, no.10, pp.548-553, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 44 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01326.x
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.548-553
Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.