SUMMARY Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) strains are responsible for a
majority of human extraintestinal infections globally, resulting in enormous direct medical …

Background. Gut colonization is a risk factor for infections with extended-spectrum beta-
lactamase (ESBL)–producing organisms. We aimed to determine the ESBL class A reservoir …

In the last 10 years, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteria (ESBL-E)
have become one of the main challenges for antibiotic treatment of enterobacterial …

Production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) is the principal mechanism of
resistance to oxyimino-cephalosporins evolved by members of the family …

Background Inappropriate use of antimicrobial agents in animal production has led to the
development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in foodborne pathogens. Transmission of …

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

In the last few years, different surveillances have been published in Africa, especially in
northern countries, regarding antimicrobial resistance among husbandry animals …

We determined the presence of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing
Escherichia coli among 3,344 study participants from the German community. Intestinal …

One-hundred-nine samples of 18 different farms (49 of food-vegetables, 41 of soil and 19 of
irrigation water) and 45 vegetable food samples of 13 markets were collected in Tunisia …

Abstract Objectives In 2006, 0.6% of healthy subjects living in the Paris area had extended-
spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli in their gut. To assess the …