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Predictive factors for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae causing infection among intensive care unit patients with prior colonization

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  1. Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

    L. A. Denkel, P. Gastmeier & R. Leistner

  2. National Reference Center for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections, Chartié Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

    L. A. Denkel, P. Gastmeier & R. Leistner

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Denkel, L.A., Gastmeier, P. & Leistner, R. Predictive factors for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae causing infection among intensive care unit patients with prior colonization. Infection 42, 945–946 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-014-0680-7

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