Marked increase in incidence for bloodstream infections due to Escherichia coli, a side effect of previous antibiotic therapy in the elderly

Marked increase in incidence for bloodstream infections due to Escherichia coli, a side effect of previous antibiotic therapy in the elderly

We conducted a survey including 3,334 bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to E. coli diagnosed in 2005-2014 at a stable cohort of hospitals. Marked increases in incidence were observed for community-acquired (CA) BSIs in patients aged >75 years, CA-BSIs of digestive origin in patients aged 60-74 ye...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Laure Van Der Mee-Marquet, Dominique S. Blanc, Houssein eGbaguidi-Haore, Sandra eDos santos Borges, Quentin eViboud, Xavier eBertrand, Roland eQuentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
Elderly
antibiotic
Bloodstream infection
ST 131
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00646/full

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