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Ceftazidime-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli Bloodstream Infection: A Case-Control and Molecular Epidemiologic Investigation
1 Sept 1996
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In a molecular, microbiologic, and case-control study to describe the epidemiology of ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli bloodstream infection, 32 unique isolates were recovered over 31 months from the blood of patients hospitalized in a 900-bed hospital in Chicago. Multivariate analysis revealed cases occurred more frequently in debilitated nursing home patients with central venous...
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