Risk factors for the acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli at a tertiary care center in South Korea: a matched case-control study

JY Ahn, JE Song, MH Kim, H Choi, JK Kim… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Carbapenem resistance among gram-negative bacilli is an emerging threat
worldwide. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for the acquisition of
carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (CRE). Methods We conducted a matched case-
control study comprising 57 cases of acquisition of CRE and 114 controls (1: 2 matched)
selected from patients with a culture of carbapenem-susceptible E coli between January
2006 and December 2010 at a 2000-bed tertiary care center in South Korea. Results On …
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