Risk factors for extended-spectrum b-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli urinary tract infections in a tertiary hospital

• Main Authors: María Dolores Alcántar-Curiel (Author), Celia Mercedes Alpuche-Aranda (Author), Héctor Javier Varona-Bobadilla (Author), Catalina Gayosso-Vázquez (Author), Ma. Dolores Jarillo-Quijada (Author), Mauricio Frías-Mendivil (Author), Lucio Sanjuan-Padrón (Author), José Ignacio Santos-Preciado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To assess the risks factors for urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBLs)-producing E. coli and the molecular characterization of ESBLs. Materials and methods. A case-control study was performed to identify risk factors in consecutively recruited...