Article
Comparison of Predictors and Mortality Between Bloodstream Infections Caused by ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli and ESBL-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Jun 2018
Scheuerman Oded, Schechner Vered, Carmeli Yehuda, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez Belen, Calbo Esther, Almirante Benito, Viale Pier-Luigy, Oliver Antonio, Ruiz-Garbajosa Patricia, Gasch Oriol, Gozalo Monica, Pitout Johann, Akova Murat, Peña Carmen, Molina Jose, Hernández-Torres Alicia, Venditti Mario, Prim Nuria, Origüen Julia, Bou German, Tacconelli Evelina, Tumbarello Maria, Hamprecht Axel, Karaiskos Ilias, de la Calle Cristina, Pérez Federico, Schwaber Mitchell J, Bermejo Joaquin, Lowman Warren, Hsueh Po-Ren, Navarro-San Francisco Carolina, Bonomo Robert A, Paterson David L, Pascual Alvaro, Rodríguez-Baño Jesus
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OBJECTIVETo compare the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and mortality of patients with bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) versus ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) and to examine the differences in clinical characteristics and outcome between BSIs caused by isolates with CTX-M versus other ESBL genotypesMETHODSAs...
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