Device-associated multidrug-resistant bacteria surveillance in critically ill children: 10 years of experience.
Monica Girona-AlarconElena FresánAna Garcia-GarciaSara Bobillo-PerezMònica BalaguerAida FelipeMaria Esther EstebanIolanda Jordan-GarcíaPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)
Being under 1-year-old and having a cardiovascular disease were the two major risk factors for resistant bacterial infection. ESBL-producing bacteria were the most frequent multidrug-resistant agents. However, patients with ESBL-producing bacteria did not have any additional risk factors, so they may have been colonised in the community.