Nosocomial Intravascular Catheter Infections with Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia Coli in Calves After Strain Introduction from a Commercial Herd

    April 2015 in “ Transboundary and Emerging Diseases ”
    Bart Pardon, Annemieke Smet, Patrick Butaye … Piet Deprez
    Studysummary This report describes an outbreak of catheter-related infections by ESBL-producing E. coli in calves at an animal teaching hospital, highlighting the risk of these strains becoming nosocomial and increasing mortality and antibiotic use.
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