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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-18
pubmed:abstractText
This study was designed to define the prevalence of colonization with antibiotic-resistant gram-negative rectal specimens were obtained from subjects residing in 2 pediatric extended-care facilities and were processed to identify gram-negative organisms resistant to ceftazidime, gentamicin, meropenem, and piperacillin-tazobactam. Horizontal transmission was assessed by analyzing all resistant isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Forty percent of subjects were colonized with >/=1 resistant bacillus; >60% of organisms were resistant to >/=2 of the antibiotics tested. Colonization was disproportionate among residents with a tracheostomy or other prosthesis. More than 65% of colonized subjects shared 1 organism with another resident, with cross-colonization occurring among both enteric and nonenteric species. Children residing in chronic-care facilities represent a large reservoir for resistant bacilli. Such colonization may be amenable to simple barrier infection-control procedures.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1537-6591
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
760-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Antibiotic-resistant gram-negative organisms in pediatric chronic-care facilities.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital of the University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA. karen.lidsky@uhhs.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.