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Colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species in long-term care facility residents.
- Source :
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Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2012 Mar; Vol. 33 (3), pp. 302-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jan 06. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- We describe the prevalence of and risk factors for colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-EB) in the long-term care facility (LTCF) setting. Colonization prevalence differed significantly across the 3 LTCFs evaluated in the study, with recent use of levofloxacin and fecal incontinence demonstrating borderline significant associations with ESBL-EB colonization.
- Subjects :
- Academic Medical Centers
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Case-Control Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Enterobacteriaceae genetics
Enterobacteriaceae isolation & purification
Enterobacteriaceae Infections etiology
Escherichia coli isolation & purification
Feces microbiology
Female
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Humans
Klebsiella isolation & purification
Long-Term Care
Male
Middle Aged
Pennsylvania epidemiology
Prevalence
Residential Facilities
Risk Factors
beta-Lactamases
Cross Infection epidemiology
Cross Infection microbiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections epidemiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections microbiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1559-6834
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22314070
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1086/664055