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Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in the Pediatric Setting: Results from an 18-Month Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Sara Colombo ,
Carlo Scolfaro ,
Carmelina Calitri ,
Marco Denina ,
Francesca Carraro ,
Gianfranco De Intinis  and
Pier-Angelo Tovo
Sara Colombo*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy
Carlo Scolfaro
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy
Carmelina Calitri
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy
Marco Denina
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy
Francesca Carraro
Affiliation:
Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Division, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy
Gianfranco De Intinis
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital and S. Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy
Pier-Angelo Tovo
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy
*
Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126, Turin, Italy ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 5 , May 2014 , pp. 599 - 601
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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