Epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a pediatric hospital in a country with high endemicity

Little is known about epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in children. Aim of this study was to describe CPE epidemiology in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Italy that admits patients coming from geographic areas with high diffusion of CPE.

Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elio Castagnola, Paola Tatarelli, Alessio Mesini, Ivana Baldelli, Daniela La Masa, Roberto Biassoni, Roberto Bandettini Source Type: research