The Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Noncarbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: A Case-Case-Control Matched Analysis

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Abstract Background Risk factors and outcomes associated with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) acquisitions are derived primarily from cohorts consisting of carbapenemase-producing (CP) strains. Worldwide epidemiology of non-CP-CRE is evolving, but controlled epidemiological analyses are lacking. Methods A matched case-case-control investigation was conducted at Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center,...

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