The aim of this study was to identify extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing
Escherichia coli collected from diseased food-producing animals in Germany. A total of 6849 …

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli strains are believed to
be widely distributed among humans and animals; however, to date, there are only few …

Objectives The aims of this study were (i) to detect extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)
genes among 1378 Escherichia coli isolates from defined disease conditions of companion …

The increase of Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) in
hospitals and their emergence as intestinal colonisers of healthy humans is of concern …

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli has been documented
in humans as well as in food-producing birds, including chickens, and for unknown reasons …

The putative virulence and antimicrobial resistance gene contents of extended spectrum β-
lactamase (ESBL)-positive E. coli (n= 629) isolated between 2005 and 2009 from humans …

Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria is the most urgent global threat to public health, with
extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli) being one of the …

Food-producing animals can serve as reservoirs for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–
producing Escherichia coli. The present study aimed to characterize and compare ESBL …

In line with recent reports of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in Escherichia coli
isolates of highly virulent serotypes, such as O104: H4, we investigated the distribution of …

Background The impact of food animals as a possible reservoir for extended-spectrum beta-
lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae, and the dissemination of such strains into …