The health and cost burden of antibiotic resistant and susceptible Escherichia coli bacteraemia in the English hospital setting: A national retrospective cohort study.
Nichola R NaylorKoen B PouwelsRussell HopeNathan GreenKatherine L HendersonGwenan M KnightRifat AtunJulie V RobothamSarah R DeenyPublished in: PloS one (2019)
E. coli bacteraemia places a statistically significant burden on patient health and the hospital sector in England. Resistance to front-line antibiotics increases length of stay; increasing the cost burden of such infections in the secondary care setting.