Trends and correlations of infection rates and drug resistance of Escherichia coli among ICU and Non-ICU patients in Guizhou, China.

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC13056192 · PMID 41945504

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Infection rates showed a decreasing trend, which positively correlated with declining ESBL-positive rates, comprehensive drug resistance rates (defined as the ratio of total resistant results to total tests across 17 antimicrobial agents), and multidrug resistance (MDR) rates.

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