Nosocomial Outbreaks Caused by Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bou, Germán ; Saleta, Jesús Luis ; Nieto, Juan Antonio Sáez ; Tomás, Mar ; Valdezate, Silvia ; Sousa, Dolores ; Lueiro, Francisco ; Villanueva, Rosa ; Pereira, Maria Jose ; Llinares, Pedro
• Description:
  From July 2003 through October 2004, 42 patients became infected by strains of Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides (genotype 1) in different departments of Juan Canalejo Hospital in northwest Spain. During 2006, 6 inpatients, also in different departments of the hospital, became infected (genotypes 2-4). Parenteral nutrition was the likely source.
• Subjects:
  Adult Case-Control Studies Cross Infection Disease Outbreaks Female Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Humans Infant, Newborn Male Parenteral Nutrition Risk Factors

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(6):968-971.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Spain
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2196015ab2f885c579286c2667b7656ad3b3877dfb54f2626c7a5fe7f5092df9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16854/cdc_16854_DS1.pdf
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