The intestinal carrier status of Enterococcus spp. in children: clonal diversity and alterations in resistance phenotypes before and after admission to a pediatric intensive care unit

The intestinal carrier status of Enterococcus spp. in children: clonal diversity and alterations in resistance phenotypes before and after admission to a pediatric intensive care unit

Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the intestinal carrier status of Enterococcus spp. among children in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and reveal the role of hospitalization in the alteration of resistance phenotypes and clonal diversity of the isolates during admission and...

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Main Authors: Fariba Shirvani, Romina Hassanzadeh, Bahareh Attaran, Ghazale Ghandchi, Nafiseh Abdollahi, Zari Gholinejad, Zahra Sheikhi, Azita Behzad, Fatemeh Fallah, Leila Azimi, Azam Safarkhani, Abdollah Karimi, Alireza Mahdavi, Shahnaz Armin, Roxana Mansour Ghanaiee, Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Seyed Alireza Fahimzad, Masoud Alebouyeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Enterococcus
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Carriers
MDR
VRE
HLGR
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04238-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04238-0

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