An outbreak of CTX-M-15 -producing Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, and Klebsiella in a children's hospital in Finland

Scand J Infect Dis. 2014 Mar;46(3):225-30. doi: 10.3109/00365548.2013.857045. Epub 2013 Dec 5.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / genetics
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Finland / epidemiology
  • Hospitals, Pediatric / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • beta-lactamase CTX-M-15
  • beta-Lactamases