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High prevalence of faecal carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Norwegian patients with gastroenteritis

Silje Bakken Jørgensen From the Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Akershus University Hospital, LørenskogCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ørjan SamuelsenReference Centre for Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø
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Arnfinn SundsfjordReference Centre for Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø;Research Group for Host–Microbe Interactions, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø
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Sidra Ahmad Bhatti From the Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog
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Ingvild JørgensenOslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo
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Thusanth SivapathasundaramOslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo
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Truls Michael Leegaard From the Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog;Division of Medicine and Laboratory Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Pages 462-465 | Received 17 Dec 2013, Accepted 28 Jan 2014, Published online: 04 Apr 2014

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