Comorbidities and Disease Severity as Risk Factors for Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Colonization: Report of an Experience in an Internal Medicine Unit

BACKGROUND: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is an emerging multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen, spreading to hospitalized elderly patients. Risk factors in this setting are unclear. Our aims were to explore the contribution of multi-morbidity and disease severity in the onset o...

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Autores principales: Nouvenne, Antonio, Ticinesi, Andrea, Lauretani, Fulvio, Maggio, Marcello, Lippi, Giuseppe, Guida, Loredana, Morelli, Ilaria, Ridolo, Erminia, Borghi, Loris, Meschi, Tiziana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4198186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25335100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4198186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25335100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110001

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