Carriage and Acquisition of Extended-spectrum β-Lactamase–producing Enterobacterales Among Neonates Admitted to Hospital in Kilifi, Kenya | Zendy

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Carriage and Acquisition of Extended-spectrum β-Lactamase–producing Enterobacterales Among Neonates Admitted to Hospital in Kilifi, Kenya

Author(s) -

Ngure Kagia,

Patrick Kosgei,

Michael Ooko,

Leonard Wafula,

Neema Mturi,

Kirimi Anampiu,

Salim Mwarumba,

Patricia Njuguna,

Anna C. Seale,

James A. Berkley,

Christian Bottomley,

J. Anthony G. Scott,

Susan C. Morpeth

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy976

Subject(s) - medicine , carriage , pediatrics , pathology

Infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) among hospitalized neonates in sub-Saharan Africa pose significant clinical challenges. Data on prevalence and acquisition of ESBL-E carriage among hospitalized neonates in the region are few, and risk factors for transmission are not clearly defined.

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