Travel to Asia is a strong predictor for carriage of cephalosporin resistant E. coli and Klebsiella spp. but does not explain everything; prevalence study at a Norwegian hospital 2014–2016

Travel to Asia is a strong predictor for carriage of cephalosporin resistant E. coli and Klebsiella spp. but does not explain everything; prevalence study at a Norwegian hospital 2014–2016

Abstract Background We aimed to estimate the prevalence of faecal carriage of extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC) resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae (ESCr-EK) and vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in patients upon hospital admission and identify factors associated with carriage to better tar...

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Main Authors: Laura Espenhain, Silje Bakken Jørgensen, Truls Michael Leegaard, Michaela Marie Lelek, Siri Haug Hänsgen, Britt Nakstad, Marianne Sunde, Martin Steinbakk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Prevalence
Beta-lactam resistance
Hospitals, university
Cross-sectional
Studies
Enterobacteriaceae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0429-7

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