Efficacy of admission screening for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae.

Efficacy of admission screening for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae.

OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that admission screening for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) reduces the incidence of hospital-acquired ESBL-E clinical isolates. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: 12 hospitals (6 screening and 6 non-screening) in Toronto, Can...

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Main Authors: Christopher F Lowe, Kevin Katz, Allison J McGeer, Matthew P Muller, Toronto ESBL Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3637447?pdf=render

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