Outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacter cloacae with high MICs of quaternary ammonium compounds in a Hematology ward associated with contaminated sinks

Outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacter cloacae with high MICs of quaternary ammonium compounds in a Hematology ward associated with contaminated sinks

ObjectiveTo investigate an outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacter cloacae that occurred in the Hematology ward (24-bed unit) of the François Mitterrand University Hospital (Dijon, France) between January 2011 and December 2013. The outbreak involved 43 patients (1...

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Main Authors: Angelique Chapuis, Lucie Amoureux, Julien Bador, Eliane Siebor, Arthur Gavalas, Marion Janin, Marie-Lorraine Chrétien, Denis Caillot, Claire de Curraize, Catherine Neuwirth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
outbreak
Quaternary ammoniums
MLST-genotyping
ESBL-producing Enterobacter cloacae
Hematology ward
contaminated sinks
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01070/full

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