Risk factors for bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for bacteremia by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Retrospective case-control study performed in a 450-bed acute care academic tertiary hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Cases included 53 p...

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Main Authors: Olivia Ferrández Quirante, PhD, PharmD, Santiago Grau Cerrato, PhD, PharmD, Sonia Luque Pardos, PhD, PharmD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702070