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High fecal carriage of extended Beta Lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae among adult patients admitted in referral hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Upendo Ozeniel KibwanaMtebe MajigoDoreen KamoriJoel Manyahi
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
High prevalence of fecal carriage of ESBL-PE was observed in patients admitted in tertiary hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The use of antibiotics was associated with carriage of ESBL producers among the study population.
Keyphrases
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  • escherichia coli
  • healthcare
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