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Risk Factors for Acquisition of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Producing SPM Metallo-β-Lactamase
26 Aug 2005
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To evaluate risk factors for colonization or infection due to multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPa) carrying the bla(SPM) gene (SPM-MRDPa) among hospitalized patients, we undertook a case control study at a 480-bed, tertiary-care university hospital. Two different case definitions were used. In the first definition, a case patient (SPM case patient) was defined as a patient who had at least one...
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