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- Alsterlund, Rolf, et al.
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Long-term carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia Coli
- 2012
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. - : Taylor and Francis Ltd.. - 0036-5548 .- 2374-4243 .- 1651-1980. ; 44:1, s. 51-54
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In 2009 we described an outbreak caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli in southern Sweden that occurred during 2005–2006. An important finding from the investigation was the long carriage times of the ESBL-producing E. coli in several of the patients, which in some cases exceeded 30 months. Here we report findings from the continued follow-up of bacterial carriage. In September 2010, 5 of the 42 patients still carried the bacteria after a median of 58 months (range 41–59 months), 18 had had repeatedly negative cultures after shedding bacteria for a median of 7.5 months (range 0–39 months), 16 had died while still shedding the bacteria for a median of 9 months (range 0–38 months), and 3 had been lost to follow-up.
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