Temporal association between antibiotic use and resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae at a tertiary care hospital

Abstract Background β-Lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors (BLBLIs) were introduced into clinical practice as an alternative to carbapenems for treating multi-drug–resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections. However, little is known about the relationship between BLBLI treatment and antimicrobial resistanc...

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Main Authors: Sukhyun Ryu, Eili Y. Klein, Byung Chul Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0373-6