Increasing incidence and antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli bloodstream infections: a multinational population-based cohort study

Increasing incidence and antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli bloodstream infections: a multinational population-based cohort study

Abstract Background Escherichia coli is an important pathogen in humans and is the most common cause of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs). The objectives of our study were to determine factors associated with E. coli BSI incidence rate and third-generation cephalosporin resistance in a multina...

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Main Authors: Melissa C. MacKinnon, Scott A. McEwen, David L. Pearl, Outi Lyytikäinen, Gunnar Jacobsson, Peter Collignon, Daniel B. Gregson, Louis Valiquette, Kevin B. Laupland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Population-based
Bloodstream infection
Bacteremia
Escherichia coli
Incidence rate
Antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00999-4

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