Risk factors for infection by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a tertiary hospital in Salvador, Brazil

Nosocomial infection caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-Kp) have been frequently reported worldwide. We have no information on such problems in Bahia, Brazil. OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the risk factors for nosocomial infections caused by ESBL-Kp, in a tertiar...

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Main Author: Silva,Nanci (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira,Márcio (author), Bandeira,Antonio Carlos (author), Brites,Carlos (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Nosocomial infections
ESBL
Klebsiella pneumoniae
bacterial resistance
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000300007
Country:Brazil
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