Efficacy of admission screening for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae.
OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that admission screening for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) reduces the incidence of hospital-acquired ESBL-E clinical isolates. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: 12 hospitals (6 screening and 6 non-screening) in Toronto, Can...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3637447?pdf=render |