Variability of intestinal colonization with third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and antibiotic use in intensive care units | Zendy

Anne C. M. Thiébaut | Zendy; Guillaume Arlet | Zendy; A. Andremont | Zendy; E. Papy | Zendy; Jean-Pierre Sollet | Zendy; Claire BernèdeBauduin | Zendy; Didier Guillemot | Zendy; Benoı̂t Schlemmer | Zendy

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Variability of intestinal colonization with third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and antibiotic use in intensive care units

Author(s) -

Anne C. M. Thiébaut,

Guillaume Arlet,

A. Andremont,

E. Papy,

Jean-Pierre Sollet,

Claire BernèdeBauduin,

Didier Guillemot,

Benoı̂t Schlemmer

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks072

Subject(s) - cephalosporin , enterobacteriaceae , intensive care , colonization , antibiotics , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , third generation , incidence (geometry) , intensive care medicine , biology , escherichia coli , telecommunications , computer science , physics , optics , biochemistry , gene

Healthcare-associated infections due to third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have become a major public health threat, especially in intensive care units (ICUs). We assessed and compared β-lactam use, the prevalence of colonization with CRE at admission and the incidence of CRE acquisition across ICUs.

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