Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection or colonization in a Chinese teaching hospital
Author(s) -
Di Zhang,
Kai Cui,
Taotao Wang,
Yuanyuan Shan,
Haiyan Dong,
Weiyi Feng,
Chen Ma,
Yalin Dong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.10150
Subject(s) - colonization , carriage , pseudomonas aeruginosa , antibiotics , medicine , carbapenem , univariate analysis , microbiology and biotechnology , multivariate analysis , retrospective cohort study , cephalosporin , biology , bacteria , genetics , pathology
Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) is rapidly emerging as a life-threatening nosocomial infection. In this study, we aimed to identify risk factors, especially antibiotic use and co-carriage with other bacteria for CRPA infection or colonization.
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