Nosocomial Outbreaks Caused by Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides

Bou, Germán; Saleta, Jesús Luis; Nieto, Juan Antonio Sáez; Tomás, Mar; Valdezate, Silvia; Sousa, Dolores; Lueiro, Francisco; Villanueva, Rosa; Pereira, Maria Jose; Llinares, Pedro

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Nosocomial Outbreaks Caused by Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides

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Jun 2008
By Bou, Germán ; Saleta, Jesús Luis ; Nieto, Juan Antonio Sáez

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Emerg Infect Dis
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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.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(6):968-971.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Spain
Location:

Europe
Volume:

14
Issue:

6
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16854/cdc_16854_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 196.99 KB]
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:2196015ab2f885c579286c2667b7656ad3b3877dfb54f2626c7a5fe7f5092df9

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