A Multinational Survey of Risk Factors for Infection with Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Nonhospitalized Patients | Zendy

Ronen BenAmi | Zendy; Jesús RodríguezBaño | Zendy; Hande Arslan | Zendy; Johann Pitout | Zendy; Claudine Quentin | Zendy; Esther Calbo | Zendy; Özlem Kurt Azap | Zendy; Corinne Arpin | Zendy; Álvaro Pascual | Zendy; D. M. Livermore | Zendy; Javier Garau | Zendy; Yehuda Carmeli | Zendy

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A Multinational Survey of Risk Factors for Infection with Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Nonhospitalized Patients

Author(s) -

Ronen BenAmi,

Jesús RodríguezBaño,

Hande Arslan,

Johann Pitout,

Claudine Quentin,

Esther Calbo,

Özlem Kurt Azap,

Corinne Arpin,

Álvaro Pascual,

D. M. Livermore,

Javier Garau,

Yehuda Carmeli

Publication year - 2009

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 - 10.1086/604713

Subject(s) - medicine , enterobacteriaceae , ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , trimethoprim , infection control , gentamicin , antibiotics , biology , intensive care medicine , escherichia coli , biochemistry , gene

Infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae are increasing in frequency and are associated with high mortality rates. Circulation of CTX-M-type ESBLs in the community is of particular concern, because it may confound standard infection-control measures.

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