Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients and asymptomatic healthy individuals.

Abdulla Kader, Abdulrahman; Kumar, Angamuthu; Ananthkrishna Kamath, Katapadi

doi:10.1086/519865

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Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients and asymptomatic healthy individuals.

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Authors:

Abdulrahman Abdulla Kader

Angamuthu Kumar

Katapadi Ananthkrishna Kamath

Abstract

Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms was assessed in 272 inpatients, 162 outpatients, and 426 asymptomatic healthy individuals. Of 860 stool samples cultured, 152 (17.7%) yielded ESBL-producing organisms. Isolates were recovered from 71 (26.1%) of the inpatie...

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