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Risk factors and clinical characteristics of patients with qnr-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia
16 Aug 2013
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OBJECTIVES: Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) caused by qnr genes has been known for 15 years. Information about global distribution and prevalence of qnr genes is abundant, but clinical information concerning infections produced by these isolates and risk factors for their acquisition is limited. METHODS: Klebsiella pneumoniae blood isolates (n = 227) from a 1 year prospective cohort of patients in...
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