Community-onset extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli sequence type 131 at two Korean community hospitals: The spread of multidrug-resistant E. coli to the community via healthcare facilities

Background: The recent molecular epidemiology of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli infection in two Korean community hospitals was evaluated in this prospective observational study. Methods: We collected non-duplicated E. coli isolates from consecutive, sequentially encountered patients with community...

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Main Authors: Young Ah Kim, Jin Ju Kim, Heejung Kim, Kyungwon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216312280