Objective: To evaluate the acquisition rate, identify risk factors, and estimate the risk for
subsequent infection, associated with the colonization of the digestive tract with extended …

Enterobacteriaceae, especially Klebsiella spp. producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases
(ESBLs) such as SHV and TEM types, have been established since the 1980s as a major …

Background: Extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E)
are increasing worldwide, but there is sparse data on patient-to-patient transmission and the …

Introduction: The spread of extended-spectrum β–lactamase (ESBL)-producing
Enterobacteriaceae has become a major public health threat worldwide. Area covered: A …

Objective. To determine the rates of and risk factors for carriage and acquisition of extended-
spectrum (β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae during hospitalization …

Antibiotic resistance is an old problem with new face as the rate of infections due to
multidrug resistant bacteria is higher everyday and the number of new antibiotics to …

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of screening cultures in the control of extended-
spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in intensive care units …

The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for extended-spectrum β-lactamase
(ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli amongst community-onset bacteraemia and to evaluate …

The incidence of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacilli
(GNB) pathogens, affecting humans in hospitals, outpatient health care facilities, and …

Purpose There are few data in the literature regarding sepsis or septic shock due to
extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (E). The aim of this …