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Travel-associated faecal colonization with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae: incidence and risk factors.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2013
Ostholm-Balkhed Ase, Tärnberg Maria, Nilsson Maud, Nilsson Lennart E, Hanberger Håkan, Hällgren Anita
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To study the acquisition of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) among the faecal flora during travel, with a focus on risk factors, antibiotic susceptibility and ESBL-encoding genes. METHODS: An observational prospective multicentre cohort study of individuals attending vaccination clinics in south-east Sweden was performed, in which the submission of faecal samples...
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