Abstract Background Multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria producing extended-spectrum β-
lactamases (ESBLs) are an emerging problem in human and veterinary medicine. This study …

Objectives To investigate the occurrence and characteristics of extended-spectrum β-
lactamase (ESBL)-and AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in clinical samples of …

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 …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)
production in Enterobacteriaceae in retail chicken meat in Germany. Methods A total of 399 …

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 …

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 …

Recently, Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) have
become a serious public-health problem, and food-producing animals (FPAs) have been …

Objectives To compare and characterize extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing
Escherichia coli from pigsties, pig farmers and their families on farms with previous high or …

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) have been recurrently reported in both human
and veterinary medicine, and carbapenemases have also emerged in these two sectors …

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 …