Background. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Enterobacteriaceae are
emerging worldwide. Contact isolation is recommended; however, little is known about the …

The usefulness and applicability of isolation precautions were questioned for extended-
spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing strains of Enterobacteriaceae in the endemic …

Background The transmission of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing
enterobacteriaceae (ESBL) is prevented by additional contact precautions, mainly relying on …

Background. Studies about transmission rates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–
producing Enterobacteriaceae in hospitals and households are scarce. Methods. Eighty-two …

Background. The prevalence of infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase
(ESBL)–producing Enterobacteriaceae is increasing worldwide. The influx of these bacteria …

Background Description of the clinical pictures of patients colonized or infected by ESBL-
producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates and admitted to hospital are rather scarce in Europe …

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

Background In intensive care unit (ICU), infection and colonization by resistant Gram-
negative bacteria increase costs, length of stay and mortality. Extended-spectrum beta …

OBJECTIVERisk factors for rectal carriage of ESBL-E and transmission were investigated in
an outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) …

After contact precautions were discontinued, we determined nosocomial transmission of
extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Escherichia coli by screening hospital …