Should Perirectal Swab Culture Be Performed in Cases Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? Lessons Learned from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Should Perirectal Swab Culture Be Performed in Cases Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? Lessons Learned from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Serial perirectal swabs are used to identify colonization of multidrug-resistant bacteria and prevent spread. The purpose of this study was to determine colonization with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE). An additional purpose was to establish wh...

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Main Authors: Aysen Orman, Yalcin Celik, Guliz Evik, Gulden Ersöz, Necdet Kuyucu, Berfin Ozgokce Ozmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
perirectal swab
carbapenem
resistance
enterobacterales
vancomycin
enterococci
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/2/187

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