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A multinational study of colonization with extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthcare personnel and family members of carrier patients hospitalized in rehabilitation centres.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2014
Adler A, Baraniak A, Izdebski R, Fiett J, Salvia A, Samso J V, Lawrence C, Solomon J, Paul M, Lerman Y, Schwartzberg Y, Mordechai E, Rossini A, Fierro J, Lammens C, Malhotra-Kumar S, Goossens H, Hryniewicz W, Brun-Buisson C, Gniadkowski M, Carmeli Y
Abstract excerpt
The study aims were: (i) to define the prevalence of and risk factors for colonization by extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) -producing Enterobacteriaceae (EPE) among healthcare workers (HCWs) and family members (FMs) of EPE-colonized patients in rehabilitation units and (ii) to compare EPE isolates from these three groups. The study included 286 FMs of 194 EPE-carrying patients identified in five...
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