TY - JOUR AU - Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah AU - Frei, Reno AU - Battegay, Manuel AU - Hoesli, Irene AU - Widmer, Andreas F. T1 - Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase–producing Escherichia coli in Neonatal Care Unit T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2010 VL - 16 IS - 11 SP - 1758 SN - 1080-6059 AB - An outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli in a neonatal care unit began with transmission from a mother to her newborn twins during vaginal delivery. Subsequently, infection spread by healthcare worker contact with other neonates; a healthcare worker also was infected. Knowledge about transmission may improve infection control measures. KW - Outbreak KW - transmission KW - extended-spectrum β-lactamase KW - ESBL KW - Escherichia coli KW - neonatal care unit KW - nosocomial infections KW - bacteria KW - Switzerland KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1611.100366 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/11/10-0366_article ER - End of Reference