Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis with Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Escherichia Coli in Infants Born to South and South East Asian Immigrants: A Case Series

• Main Authors: Kalsang Dolma (Author), Thanh L. Summerlin (Author), Hansa Wongprasert (Author), Charitharth Vivek Lal (Author), Joseph B. Philips III (Author), Lindy Winter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae represent a major worldwide threat. We present three cases of early onset ESBL Escherichia coli sepsis in infants born to families from South and Southeast Asia to inform the practitioner community about this emerging threat. Infants...