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Decolonization of intestinal carriage of extended-spectrum -lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae with oral colistin and neomycin: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Author(s) -
Benedikt Huttner,
Thomas Haustein,
Ilker Uçkay,
Gesuèle Renzi,
Andrew J. Stewardson,
D. Schaerrer,
A Agostinho,
Antoine Andremont,
Jacques Schrenzel,
Didier Pittet,
S. Harbarth
Publication year - 2013
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/dkt174
Subject(s) - medicine , colistin , carriage , placebo , regimen , neomycin , randomized controlled trial , nitrofurantoin , gastroenterology , antibiotics , ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , alternative medicine , pathology
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) are an increasingly frequent cause of infections in the community and the healthcare setting. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether intestinal carriage of ESBL-E can be eradicated.

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