Epidemiological investigation of bloodstream infections by extended spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli in a Taiwanese teaching hospital

Jing Jou Yan, Wen Chien Ko, Jiunn Jong Wu, Shu Huei Tsai, Chin Luan Chuang

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Abstract

In an epidemiologic and case-control study including 30 case patients over a 3.5-year period in a Taiwanese university hospital, only β-lactamase inhibitor use and extended-spectrum cephalosporin use were identified as independent risk factors for nosocomial CMY-2-producing Escherichia coli bloodstream infection, and CMY-2 producers were found more prevalent than extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing isolates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3329-3332
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume42
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004 Jul

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Microbiology (medical)

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