Risk factors and molecular epidemiology of fecal carriage of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae in patients with liver disease

• Main Authors: Fangbing Tian (Author), Yin Li (Author), Yue Wang (Author), Bing Yu (Author), Jianxin Song (Author), Qin Ning (Author), Cui Jian (Author), Ming Ni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) colonization is a risk factor for CRE infection. CRE infection results in an increase in mortality in patients with cirrhosis. However, minimal data regarding the prevalence and the risk factors of CRE colonization in patients with li...