A small outbreak of third generation cephem-resistant Citrobacter freundii infection on a surgical ward

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2004 Aug;57(4):181-2.

Authors

Toshi Nada¹, Hisashi Baba, Kumiko Kawamura, Teruko Ohkura, Keizo Torii, Michio Ohta

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan. t-nada@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp

PMID: 15329453

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Cephalosporin Resistance*
Cephalosporins / pharmacology
Citrobacter freundii / drug effects*
Citrobacter freundii / genetics
Citrobacter freundii / isolation & purification
Disease Outbreaks*
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
Female
General Surgery*
Hospital Units*
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Middle Aged

Substances

7-(1-pentafluorophenoxyacetamido)-3-(2-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiodiazolyl)thiomethyl)-delta(3)-cephem-4-carboxylic acid
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cephalosporins