Epidemiology and risk factors for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae carriage in the hospital: A population-based nested case-control study

ABSTRACT: Objectives: This study aims to study the epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in Hong Kong. Methods: This is a longitudinal population-based study reporting monthly CPE incidence rate and a nested case-control study for identifying risk factors for CPE carriage...

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Main Authors: Min Fan, Shuk-Ching Wong, Qiuyan Yu, Philip H Li, Peng Wu, Esther Wai Yin Chan, Ian Chi Kei Wong, Hein M Tun, Benjamin John Cowling, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Celine Sze Ling Chui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716523000577