Screening for Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae among High-Risk Patients and Rates of Subsequent Bacteremia | Zendy

Pavani Reddy | Zendy; Mike Malczynski | Zendy; Arlene A. Obias | Zendy; Sandra Reiner | Zendy; Nancy Jin | Zendy; Jie Huang | Zendy; Gary A. Noskin | Zendy; Teresa Zembower | Zendy

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Screening for Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae among High-Risk Patients and Rates of Subsequent Bacteremia

Author(s) -

Pavani Reddy,

Mike Malczynski,

Arlene A. Obias,

Sandra Reiner,

Nancy Jin,

Jie Huang,

Gary A. Noskin,

Teresa Zembower

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/521260

Subject(s) - bacteremia , enterobacteriaceae , medicine , enterobacteriaceae infections , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , escherichia coli , biology , gene , genetics

Bloodstream infections due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae have been associated with increased hospital costs, length of stay, and patient mortality. However, the role of routine inpatient surveillance for ESBL colonization in predicting related infection is unclear.

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