Multi-body-site colonization screening cultures for predicting multi-drug resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteremia in hematological patients

Abstract Background To investigate the multi-drug resistant bacteria (MDRB) colonization rate in hematological patients hospitalized for any cause using a multi-body-site surveillance approach, and determine the extent to which this screening strategy helped anticipate MDRB bloodstream infections (B...

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Main Authors: Ignacio Torres, Dixie Huntley, Mar Tormo, Marisa Calabuig, Juan Carlos Hernández-Boluda, María José Terol, Carlos Carretero, Paula de Michelena, Ariadna Pérez, José Luis Piñana, Javier Colomina, Carlos Solano, David Navarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07154-3