Extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-positive escherichia coli mainly adds to, rather than replaces, extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-negative e. coli in causing bacteraemia in hong kong, 2000-10

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 778-780

  Ho, Pak Leung ^a   Chow, Kin Hung ^a   Lai, Eileen L ^a   Lau, Eric H Y ^a   Cheng, Vincent C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infections; Cephalosporin resistance; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGING; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAVEL;

BETA-LACTAMASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

EID: 84856973573     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr502     Document Type: Letter

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