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Transmission dynamics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the tertiary care hospital and the household setting.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Oct 2012
Hilty Markus, Betsch Belinda Y, Bögli-Stuber Katja, Heiniger Nadja, Stadler Markus, Küffer Marianne, Kronenberg Andreas, Rohrer Christine, Aebi Suzanne, Endimiani Andrea, Droz Sara, Mühlemann Kathrin
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BACKGROUND: Studies about transmission rates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in hospitals and households are scarce. METHODS: Eighty-two index patients with new carriage of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec; n = 72) or ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-Kp; n = 10) and their hospital (n = 112) and household (n = 96) contacts were studied prospectively from May...
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