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Comparative Study
. 2007 Sep;28(9):1114-6.
doi: 10.1086/519865. Epub 2007 Jun 28.

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

Abdulrahman Abdulla Kader  1 , Angamuthu Kumar, Katapadi Ananthkrishna Kamath
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Comparative Study

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

Abdulrahman Abdulla Kader et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sep.

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 inpatients, 25 (15.4%) of the outpatients, and 56 (13.1%) of the healthy individuals. These findings suggest that the community could be a reservoir of ESBL-producing organisms.

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