High prevalence of gut microbiota colonization with broad-spectrum cephalosporin resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Tunisian intensive care unit

High prevalence of gut microbiota colonization with broad-spectrum cephalosporin resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Tunisian intensive care unit

Healthcare-associated infections due to cefotaxime-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have become a major public health threat, especially in intensive care units (ICUs). Often acquired nosocomially, CRE can be introduced initially by patients at admission. This study aimed to determine the prevalen...

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Main Authors: Elaa Maamar, sana ferjani, ali jendoubi, samia hammami, zaineb hamzaoui, laure mayonnove-coulange, mabrouka saidani, aouatef kammoun, amel rehaiem, salma ghedira, mohamed houissa, ilhem boutiba-ben boubaker, amine slim, veronique dubois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ICU
nosocomial infections
carbapenemases
Gut colonization
Cefotaxime resistance
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01859/full

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