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1195. Where You Live Matters: United States Region as a Significant Predictor of Mortality for ESBL Infection Based on a Descriptive Study Using NIS Database

BACKGROUND: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) enzymes are produced by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens and confer resistance to β-lactam antibiotics. Infections due to MDR organisms, particularly those ESBL producing pathogens, are of major concern worldwide and are associated with prolonged h...

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Autores principales: George, Elizabeth, Aurit, Sarah, Destache, Christopher, Vivekanandan, Renuga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252873/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1028