title: An outbreak of CTX-M-15 -producing Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, and Klebsiella in a children's hospital in Finland.
abstract: Four different extended-spectrum β -lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria from a pediatric surgery ward were studied. The presence of TEM-, SHV-, and CTX-M-type β -lactamases was analyzed and the relatedness of the isolates studied with a repetitive PCR system (DiversiLab) and pulsed-fi eld gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Molecular analysis showed that a clonal dissemination of CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli and Enterobacter cloacae had occurred.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Clinical Microbiology, HUSLAB, Helsinki University Hospital , Helsinki.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pasanen
authors.forename: Jari
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jalava
authors.forename: Jenni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horsma
authors.forename: Eeva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salo
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pakarinen
authors.forename: Eveliina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tarkka
authors.forename: Martti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaara
authors.forename: Päivi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tissari
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: C473109:beta-lactamase CTX-M-15; D001618:beta-Lactamases