Clinical profiles of patients colonized or infected with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates: a 20 month retrospective study at a Belgian University Hospital.

Schoevaerdts, Didier;Bogaerts, Pierre;Grimmelprez, Alexandre;de Saint Hubert, Marie;Glupczynski, Gerald;et.al.
(2011) BMC Infectious Diseases — Vol. 11, p. 12 (2011)

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In this retrospective study, the clinical profiles of patients carrying healthcare-associated ESBL-producing Enterobacteriacae is characterized by a high prevalence rate of several major co-morbidities and potential known risk factors. Both, the length of hospital stay and overall hospital mortality rates were particularly high. A prospective case-control matched study should be designed and performed in order to control for possible inclusion bias.
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Schoevaerdts, D., Bogaerts, P., Grimmelprez, A., de Saint Hubert, M., Delaere, B., Jamart, J., Swine, C., & Glupczynski, G. (2011). Clinical profiles of patients colonized or infected with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates: a 20 month retrospective study at a Belgian University Hospital. BMC Infectious Diseases, 11, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-12 (Original work published 2011)