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. 2012 Dec;33(12):1242-5.
doi: 10.1086/668443. Epub 2012 Oct 23.

Risk factors for gastrointestinal tract colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species in hospitalized patients

Jennifer H Han  1 , Irving Nachamkin, Theoklis E Zaoutis, Susan E Coffin, Darren R Linkin, Neil O Fishman, Mark G Weiner, Baofeng Hu, Pam Tolomeo, Ebbing Lautenbach
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Risk factors for gastrointestinal tract colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species in hospitalized patients

Jennifer H Han et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

We describe the prevalence of and risk factors for colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species (ESBL-EK) in hospitalized patients. The prevalence of colonization with ESBL-EK was 2.6%. Colonization was associated with cirrhosis, longer duration of hospital stay prior to surveillance, and prior exposure to clindamycin or meropenem.

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Potential conflicts of interest. All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. All authors submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest, and the conflicts that the editors consider relevant to this article are disclosed here.

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