Summary
The sources from which eight Caesarean section babies acquiredE. coli are described and the probable routes by which the organisms reached the babies are outlined. Suggestions are made concerning the control of the spread ofE. coli in premature nurseries and during outbreaks ofE. coli gastroenteritis.
Zusammenfassung
Der Ursprung vonE. coli Stämmen, die von Kindern nach einer Sectio isoliert werden konnten, und der wahrscheinliche Weg zu den Neugeborenen werden aufgezeigt. Es werden Vorschläge gemacht, um die Ausbreitung vonE. coli in Frühgeborenenstationen und bei Ausbrüchen vonE. coli-Gastroenteritiden unter Kontrolle zu bringen.
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Lennox-King, S., O'Farrell, S., Bettelheim, K. et al. Escherichia coli isolated from babies delivered by caesarean section and their environment. Infection 4, 139–145 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01638940
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