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A multicentre cohort study on colonization and infection with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in high-risk patients with haematological malignancies.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2014
Vehreschild Maria J G T, Hamprecht Axel, Peterson Lisa, Schubert Sören, Häntschel Maik, Peter Silke, Schafhausen Philippe, Rohde Holger, Lilienfeld-Toal Marie V, Bekeredjian-Ding Isabelle, Libam Johannes, Hellmich Martin, Vehreschild Jörg J, Cornely Oliver A, Seifert Harald
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BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by enterobacteria remain a leading cause of mortality in patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. The rate and type of colonization and infection with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) and their mode of transmission in German cancer centres is largely unknown. METHODS: We performed a prospective, observational study at five German university-based...
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