López-Cerero Lorena, De Cueto Marina, Saenz Carlos, Navarro Dolores, Velasco Carmen, Rodríguez-Baño Jesús, Pascual Alvaro
Microbiology Department, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain.
Neonatology Unit, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain.
J Med Microbiol. 2008 Oct;57(Pt 10):1303-1305. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/000729-0.
We describe what we believe to be the first case of neonatal sepsis caused by CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli, in a low-weight preterm infant, born to a colonized mother who had received antibiotic treatment antepartum. Increased dissemination of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli in the community should be borne in mind for empirical therapy of sepsis in high-risk newborns.