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Risk factors for bloodstream infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae producing VIM-1 metallo- -lactamase
27 Jan 2010
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OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors for bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by VIM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (VPKP). METHODS: Consecutive patients with K. pneumoniae BSIs were identified in three tertiary care hospitals between February 2004 and March 2006. Patients infected with VPKP were designated as cases and those infected with non-VPKP as controls. Potential risk factors for VPKP BSIs were...
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