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A multinational survey of risk factors for infection with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae in nonhospitalized patients

  • Ronen Ben-Ami
  • , Jesús Rodríguez-Baño
  • , Hande Arslan
  • , Johann D D Pitout
  • , Claudine Quentin
  • , Esther S Calbo
  • , Ozlem K Azap
  • , Corinne Arpin
  • , Alvaro Pascual
  • , David M Livermore
  • , Javier Garau
  • , Yehuda Carmeli

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Abstract

Infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae are increasing in frequency and are associated with high mortality rates. Circulation of CTX-M-type ESBLs in the community is of particular concern, because it may confound standard infection-control measures.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)682-690
Number of pages9
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume49
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2009

Keywords

  • Community-Acquired Infections
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Prevalence
  • ROC Curve
  • Risk Factors
  • World Health
  • beta-Lactam Resistance
  • beta-Lactamases

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