Objectives The widespread intestinal carriage of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL E.
coli) among both patients and healthy individuals is alarming. However, the global …

Throughout most of history, serious burns occupying a large percentage of body surface
area were an almost certain death sentence because of subsequent infection. A number of …

Background ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae and carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are rapidly spreading worldwide. Their natural reservoir is …

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 …

Background: The prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing
Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) is increasing worldwide. ESBL-E are known to colonize …

Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms was
assessed in 272 inpatients, 162 outpatients, and 426 asymptomatic healthy individuals. Of …

Introduction Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) and
other multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) have disseminated globally …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the bacterial etiology of urinary tract infections in
one of the busiest hospitals of Lebanon and to examine the epidemiologic and microbiologic …

The early treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is directly related to decrease in
morbidity, which makes the empirical treatment of great importance. Recently, beta …

Our aim was to determine the antimicrobial activity of three selected plants (Rosmarinus
officinalis, Origanum majorana, and Trigonella foenum-graecum) against Extended …