Abstract
We sought to determine the frequency of horizontal transmission of antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacilli (ARGNB) in a pediatric intensive care unit during a nonoutbreak period. Among 5,300 admissions over 39 consecutive months, 13 ARGNB clusters involving 35 children were identified by pulsed-filed gel electrophoresis analysis, which suggests that person-to-person transmission was uncommon.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cross Infection / transmission*
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / transmission
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Enterobacteriaceae* / genetics
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Female
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / transmission*
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Humans
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Infant
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Intensive Care Units, Pediatric*
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Male
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Pseudomonas Infections / transmission
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa* / genetics
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia* / genetics
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Young Adult