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Epidemiological typing of klebsiellae with extended-spectrum beta-lactamases from European intensive care units.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 May 1998
Yuan M, Aucken H, Hall L M, Pitt T L, Livermore D M
Abstract excerpt
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are an increasing cause of resistance to oxyimino-aminothiazolyl cephalosporins, especially in klebsiellae. In a recent survey we detected ESBLs in 220 (23%) of 966 consecutive klebsiellae from 35 intensive care units (ICUs) in southern and western Europe. The present study examined the extent to which this distribution reflected epidemic strain spread, as against the...
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