International Prospective Study of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Bacteremia: Implications of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production in Nosocomial Infections

L. Paterson, David; Ko, Wen-Chien; Von Gottberg, Anne; Mohapatra, Sunita; Maria Casellas, Jose; Goossens, Herman; Mulazimoglu, Lutfiye; Trenholme, Gordon; P. Klugman, Keith; A. Bonomo, Robert; B. Rice, Louis; M. Wagener, Marilyn; G. McCormack, Joseph; L. Yu, Victor

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-1-200401060-00008

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International Prospective Study of Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Implications of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production in Nosocomial Infections

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine • Jan 6, 2004

Authors:

David L. Paterson

Wen-Chien Ko

Anne Von Gottberg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Commonly encountered nosocomially acquired gram-negative bacteria, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae, produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) as an antibiotic resistance mechanism. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether microbiology laboratories should report the presence of ESBLs and ...

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Medicine

Bacteremia

Ceftazidime

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