Comorbidities and disease severity as risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization: report of an experience in an internal medicine unit.

Comorbidities and disease severity as risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization: report of an experience in an internal medicine unit.

BACKGROUND: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is an emerging multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen, spreading to hospitalized elderly patients. Risk factors in this setting are unclear. Our aims were to explore the contribution of multi-morbidity and disease severity in the onset o...

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Main Authors: Antonio Nouvenne, Andrea Ticinesi, Fulvio Lauretani, Marcello Maggio, Giuseppe Lippi, Loredana Guida, Ilaria Morelli, Erminia Ridolo, Loris Borghi, Tiziana Meschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4198186?pdf=render

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