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Investigation of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreaks in Hungary between 2005 and 2008.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 1 Mar 2010
Szilágyi Emese, Füzi M, Damjanova Ivelina, Böröcz Karolina, Szonyi Katalin, Tóth A, Nagy K
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Fourteen outbreaks in Hungary between 2005 and 2008 caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) were epidemiologically investigated and the isolated pathogens were characterized by molecular techniques. Ten of the fourteen outbreaks occurred in adult wards and four in neonatal units affecting a total number of 73 patients. The 54% [40] of the patients developed bloodstream...
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