Nosocomial outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Salmonella isangi in pediatric wards.
Since May 2000, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing (ESBL) Salmonella Isangi were isolated from pediatric patients at a tertiary hospital. A total of 41 patients with positive cultures were reviewed, and the majority presented with gastroenteritis, fever, or both. One ESBL phenotype was noted in all isolates, and clonality was confirmed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. This is the first report of Salmonella sp. ESBL resistance in our hospital.
Wadula
J
J
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Chris Hani Baragwanath Laboratory, and University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. jeannette.wadula@nhls.ac.za
von Gottberg
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A
Kilner
D
D
de Jong
G
G
Cohen
C
C
Khoosal
M
M
Keddy
K
K
Crewe-Brown
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D001618:beta-Lactamases