Decline in AmpC β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in a Dutch teaching hospital (2013-2016).

OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of rectal carriage of plasmid- and chromosome-encoded AmpC β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in patients in a Dutch teaching hospital between 2013 and 2016. METHODS:Between 2013 and 2016, hospital-wide year...

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Main Authors: Evert den Drijver, Jaco J Verweij, Carlo Verhulst, Stijn Oome, Joke Soer, Ina Willemsen, Eefje J A Schrauwen, Marjolein F Q Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Jan A J W Kluytmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6166941?pdf=render