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The cost-effectiveness of ESBL detection: towards molecular detection methods?
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2013
Wintermans B B, Reuland E A, Wintermans R G F, Bergmans A M C, Kluytmans J A J W
Abstract excerpt
Correct detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) is crucial for infection control and antibiotic choice. We performed a study to determine the cost-effectiveness of phenotypical testing, which can be inaccurate, and genotypical tests, which are considered to be more reliable but also more expensive. All patients that had been in isolation in the Amphia hospital because of the detection of ESBL...
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