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Epidemiology and risk factors of rectal colonization of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among high-risk patients from ICU and HSCT wards in a university hospital
2020-04-13
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<h4>Background: </h4> Nosocomial infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterieceae (CPE) constitute a major global health concern and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Rectal colonization with CPE is a risk factor for bacterial translocation leading to subsequent endogenous CPE infections. This prospective observational study was aimed to investigate the prevalence and epidemiolo...
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- e0d84070-5bb5-5f2d-b19f-743653769cd6
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-21674/v1
