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Gastrointestinal Carriage Is a Major Reservoir of Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection in Intensive Care Patients

BACKGROUND. Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen and leading cause of hospital-associated infections. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly at risk. Klebsiella pneumoniae is part of the healthy human microbiome, providing a potential reservoir for infection. However, the...

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Autores principales: Gorrie, Claire L., Mirčeta, Mirjana, Wick, Ryan R., Edwards, David J., Thomson, Nicholas R., Strugnell, Richard A., Pratt, Nigel F., Garlick, Jill S., Watson, Kerri M., Pilcher, David V., McGloughlin, Steve A., Spelman, Denis W., Jenney, Adam W. J., Holt, Kathryn E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28369261
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix270

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