Third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales is a major threat for newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The route of acquisition in a non-outbreak setting should be investigated to implement adequate infection prevention measures. To identify risk factors for colonization with and to investigate the transmission pattern of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales in a NICU setting. This monocentric observational cohort study in a tertiary NICU …