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Risk Factors for Increasing Multidrug Resistance among Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Species
15 Apr 2005
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BACKGROUND: The importance of infections due to extended-spectrum beta -lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species (ESBL-EK) has been increasingly recognized in recent years. ESBL-EK infections are of clinical concern, because few antimicrobials are available as therapeutic options. Increased reliance on carbapenems has led to increasing carbapenem resistance. Efforts to maintain current...
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