Duration of exposure to multiple antibiotics is associated with increased risk of VRE bacteraemia: a nested case-control study | Zendy

Theodore Gouliouris | Zendy; Ben Warne | Zendy; Edward J. P. Cartwright | Zendy; Luke Bedford | Zendy; Chathika K. Weerasuriya | Zendy; Kathy E. Raven | Zendy; Nicholas M. Brown | Zendy; M. Estée Török | Zendy; Direk Limmathurotsakul | Zendy; Sharon J. Peacock | Zendy

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Duration of exposure to multiple antibiotics is associated with increased risk of VRE bacteraemia: a nested case-control study

Author(s) -

Theodore Gouliouris,

Ben Warne,

Edward J. P. Cartwright,

Luke Bedford,

Chathika K. Weerasuriya,

Kathy E. Raven,

Nicholas M. Brown,

M. Estée Török,

Direk Limmathurotsakul,

Sharon J. Peacock

Publication year - 2018

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/dky075

Subject(s) - medicine , nested case control study , bacteremia , neutropenia , meropenem , central venous catheter , antibiotics , retrospective cohort study , logistic regression , vancomycin , case control study , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , catheter , chemotherapy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics , bacteria , antibiotic resistance

VRE bacteraemia has a high mortality and continues to defy control. Antibiotic risk factors for VRE bacteraemia have not been adequately defined. We aimed to determine the risk factors for VRE bacteraemia focusing on duration of antibiotic exposure.

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