Objectives Intestinal colonization by ESBL Escherichia coli and its association with
community-acquired MDR infections is of great concern. This review determined the …

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

Global trade and mobility of people has increased rapidly over the last 20 years. This has
had profound consequences for the evolution and the movement of antibiotic resistance …

Background: Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly increasing global emergency that calls for
action from all of society. Intestinal multidrugresistant (MDR) bacteria have spread …

It is important to study commensal populations of Escherichia coli because they appear to be
the reservoir of both extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli and antibiotic resistant strains of E …

Escherichia coli is a commensal species of the lower intestine but is also a major pathogen
causing intestinal and extraintestinal infections that is increasingly prevalent and resistant to …

Background Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health concern contributing to
increased morbidity and mortality particularly in low-income countries. Studies on …

Background In recent years, the world has seen a surge in Enterobacteriaceae resistant to
broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics due to the production of extended-spectrum beta …

Background The isolation of Extended spectrum βlactamase (ESBLs) producing
Enterobacteriaceae among food handlers and their implication as sources of food borne …

Background Transplant recipients are highly susceptible to multidrug-resistant (MDR)
related infections. The lack of early appropriate antimicrobial treatment may contribute to the …