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Risk Factors Associated With the Acquisition of Amikacin-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in Central New Jersey Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Amy B Jessop ,
Joseph F. John Jr  and
Sindy M. Paul
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Abstract

A case-control study was performed in central New Jersey hospitals to evaluate the potential patient factors associated with the acquisition of amikacin-resistant gram-negative bacilli (ARGNB).

Univariate analysis revealed an association between numerous patient factors, and multivariate analysis revealed four factors to be associated independently with ARGNB: the number of hospital admissions during the prior year, previous aminoglycoside exposure, intubation, and intensive–care–unit admission

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , March 1998 , pp. 186 - 188
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1998

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