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Ebbing Lautenbach1, Jennifer Han, Evelyn Santana, Pam Tolomeo, Warren B Bilker, Joel Maslow.
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We describe the prevalence of and risk factors for colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-EB) in the long-term care facility (LTCF) setting. Colonization prevalence differed significantly across the 3 LTCFs evaluated in the study, with recent use of levofloxacin and fecal incontinence demonstrating borderline significant associations with ESBL-EB colonization.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22314070 PMCID: PMC3492935 DOI: 10.1086/664055
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254