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Rates of fecal transmission of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae among patients in intensive care units in Korea.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Kim Jayoung, Lee Ji Young, Kim Sang Il, Song Wonkeun, Kim Jae-Seok, Jung Seungwon, Yu Jin Kyung, Park Kang Gyun, Park Yeon-Joon
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BACKGROUND: We investigated the rates of fecal transmission of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) among patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS: From June to August 2012, rectal cultures we...
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