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Matilde Tantillo

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Nosocomial colonization due to imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa epidemiologically linked to breast milk feeding in a neonatal intensive care…

2008

Aim: We describe a one-year investigation of colonization by imipenemresistant, metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of the University Hospital of Palermo, Italy. Methods: A prospective epidemiological investigation was conducted in the period 2003 January to 2004 January. Rectal swabs were collected twice a week from all neonates throughout their NICU stay. MBL production by imipenem-resistant strains of P aeruginosa was detected by phenotypic and molecular methods. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) was carried out on all isolates of P aeruginosa. The association between risk factors and colonization by imipenem-resistant…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyImipenemNeonatal intensive care unitSettore MED/17 - Malattie Infettivemetallo-β-lactamaseDrug resistanceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsBreast milkmedicine.disease_causeMicrobiologyRisk FactorsDrug Resistance Multiple BacterialIntensive Care Units NeonatalEpidemiologymedicinePulsed-field gel electrophoresisHumansPharmacology (medical)ColonizationPseudomonas InfectionsProspective StudiesProportional Hazards ModelsPharmacologyCross InfectionMilk HumanPseudomonas aeruginosabusiness.industryInfant NewbornGeneral Medicinebacterial infections and mycosesneonatal intensive care unitAnti-Bacterial AgentsSurvival RateImipenemBreast FeedingPseudomonas aeruginosabreast milkFemalebusinessmedicine.drugActa pharmacologica Sinica
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