Molecular characterization and risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli colonization in children: emergence of NDM-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a newborn intensive care unit in Turkey.
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Abstract
Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli are responsible for more than 50% of healthcare-associated
infections. Colonization dynamics, characteristics, and risk factor data for CR-GNB
are scarce in children.
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Marmara University
School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Department of Microbiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Marmara University
School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: mbakir@marmara.edu.tr.