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Molecular epidemiology and risk factors of bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
4 Jun 2008
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OBJECTIVES: To study the prevalence, risk factors, outcome, and molecular epidemiology in patients with bacteremia caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) (cases), in comparison with patients with bacteremia caused by a susceptible Kp (controls). METHODS: This was a retrospective case-control study including all episodes of Kp bacteremia for the period 1993 to 2002...