A Post-Intervention Surveillance Study Regarding the Acquisition Rate of ESBL-KP, Ecoli

Association of Antibiotic Utilization Measures and Control of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBLs) (A Post-Intervention Surveillance Study)

To determine the acquisition rate of ESBL producing E. coli or K. pneumoniae, post- intervention in the selected medical centres

This is post-interventional study to follow the acquisition rate of ESBP producing E. coli or K. pneumoniae at the sites involved in a previous interventional study.

Inclusion

1. All patients admitted or transferred to ICU/burn unit.
2. Patients of either sex, 18 years of age or older. Exclusion

Patients were excluded if they had underlying conditions or diseases that were ultimately fatal within 48 hours