Prevalence of fecal carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalized and ambulatory patients during two non-outbreak periods

Castillo Garcia, F.J. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Seral Garcia, C. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Pardos De la Gandara, M. ; Millan Lou, M.I. ; Pitart Ferre, C.

Resumen: Beta-lactam resistance in Enterobacteriaceae associated with plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) has become a worldwide problem. ESBLs were initially associated with nosocomial outbreaks caused by strains producing single enzymes, but recent studies have revealed a more complex situation, with a significant increase among community isolates. The rate of fecal carriage of ESBL-producing bacterial isolates in nosocomial outbreaks has been studied previously, but few prospective studies investigating the prevalence of fecal carriage during non-outbreak periods have been conducted. In an effort to fill this knowledge gap, we performed a study of hospitalized patients and outpatients to determine the prevalence of fecal carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in stool samples submitted to our laboratory for culture during two non-outbreak periods separated by 17 months (April 2002–February 2003 and August 2004–July 2005)...

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0242-8

Año: 2007

Publicado en: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES 26, 1 (2007), 77-78
ISSN: 0934-9723

Factor impacto JCR: 2.309 (2007)

Categ. JCR: MICROBIOLOGY rank: 46 / 92 = 0.5 (2007) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: INFECTIOUS DISEASES rank: 27 / 49 = 0.551 (2007) - Q3 - T2

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Microbiología (Dpto. Microb.Med.Pr.,Sal.Públ.)