Clonal relatedness in the acquisition of intestinal carriage and transmission of multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli and its risk factors among preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

• Main Authors: Yee Qing Lee (Author), Azanna Ahmad Kamar (Author), Rukumani Devi Velayuthan (Author), Chun Wie Chong (Author), Cindy Shuan Ju Teh (Author)
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• 出版: Elsevier, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Gastrointestinal carriage of multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacilli, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, was highly associated with severe nosocomial infections. The main objectives of this study were to determine the clonal relatedness of intestinal carriage...