Surveillance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-producing Carriage in a Japanese Intensive Care Unit: a Retrospective Analysis

Surveillance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-producing Carriage in a Japanese Intensive Care Unit: a Retrospective Analysis

Background The effectiveness of surveillance to identify extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) carriers is controversial during a non-outbreak situation. We performed additional stool cultures for ESBL-E among intensive care unit (ICU) patients already under active s...

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Main Authors: Yasumasa Kawano, Takeshi Nishida, Atsushi Togawa, Yuhei Irie, Kota Hoshino, Norihiko Matsumoto, Hiroyasu Ishikura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2016-11-01
Series:Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
beta-lactamases
enterobacteriaceae
epidemiology
outbreaks
Online Access:http://kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2016-00703.pdf

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