A review of -multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a neonatal unit in Johannesburg, South Africa

Autor: Teena Thomas, Peter A. Cooper, Noma Bosman, Jeffrey Lipman, Davies Va, Trusha Nana, Mervyn Mer, Rosella M. Bandini, Daynia E Ballot
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Male
Klebsiella pneumoniae
medicine.medical_treatment
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Stewardship
South Africa
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Cause of Death
Drug Resistance
Multiple
Bacterial
Klebsiella
Infant
Very Low Birth Weight
Infection control
030212 general & internal medicine
Serratia marcescens
biology
Neonatal sepsis
Mortality rate
lcsh:RJ1-570
Hospitalization
Female
Neonatal Sepsis
medicine.symptom
Infant
Premature
Research Article
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class
Birth weight
Carbapenem-resistant
03 medical and health sciences
Enterobacteriaceae
Intensive Care Units
Neonatal
030225 pediatrics
Internal medicine
Enterobacter cloacae
Escherichia coli
medicine
Humans
Proteus mirabilis
Retrospective Studies
Mechanical ventilation
business.industry
Infant
Newborn
lcsh:Pediatrics
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Low birth weight
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Cross-Sectional Studies
Pediatrics
Perinatology and Child Health
business
Zdroj: BMC Pediatrics
BMC Pediatrics, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
ISSN: 1471-2431
Popis: Background Multi-drug resistant organisms are an increasingly important cause of neonatal sepsis. Aim This study aimed to review neonatal sepsis caused by multi-drug resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDRE) in neonates in Johannesburg, South Africa. Methods This was a cross sectional retrospective review of MDRE in neonates admitted to a tertiary neonatal unit between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2015. Results There were 465 infections in 291 neonates. 68.6% were very low birth weight (
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