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Molecular epidemiology of acquisition of ceftazidime-resistant gram-negative bacilli in a nonoutbreak setting
1 Oct 1997
Abstract excerpt
We prospectively studied the acquisition of ceftazidime-resistant gram-negative bacilli (CAZ-RGN) in two surgical intensive care units (SICU) during a nonoutbreak period. Surveillance cultures were obtained from patients at the time of admission and serially thereafter. CAZ-RGN isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Three hundred and forty-three patients were enrolled from whom 1,621...
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