Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–ProducingEscherichia coliandKlebsiella pneumoniaein Patients and Asymptomatic Healthy Individuals
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 28 (9) , 1114-1116
- https://doi.org/10.1086/519865
Abstract
Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms was assessed in 272 inpatients, 162 outpatients, and 426 asymptomatic healthy individuals. Of 860 stool samples cultured, 152 (17.7%) yielded ESBL-producing organisms. Isolates were recovered from 71 (26.1%) of the inpatients, 25 (15.4%) of the outpatients, and 56 (13.1%) of the healthy individuals. These findings suggest that the community could be a reservoir of ESBL-producing organisms.Keywords
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