To check or not to check. Rectal ESBL colonization in hospitalized elderly patients

The worldwide spread of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria has affected health care. ESBL confers resistance to the majority of beta-lactam antibiotics. We intended to quantify the rates of rectal ESBL-positive and negative patients that eventually developed fever and urinary...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2018-11, Vol.46 (11), p.1236-1239
Hauptverfasser:	Goltsman, Galina, Baumohl, Yehuda, Gal, Gilad, Buckman, Zvi, Proshkin, Valery, Lubart, Emily
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Empiric antibiotic choice Rectal ESBL colonization Urinary tract infection
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