Faecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in the community
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2009; 15 (6): 1365-1370
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ABSTRACT
We determined the faecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-[ESBL]-producing bacteria in the community in Saudi Arabia. A total of 716 faecal specimens [from 505 healthy individuals and 211 community outpatients] were screened for ESBL using the double-disk synergy test and confirmed by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute combined disk method. We found 91 [12.7%] isolates were ESBL-producers. Of these, 87 [95.6%] were Escherichia coli and 4 [4.4%] Klebsiella pneumoniae. A similar rate of faecal carriage of ESBL-producers was demonstrated in community outpatients and healthy individuals 62 [12.3%] healthy persons and 29 [13.7%] outpatients. We conclude that the community could be a reservoir of these ESBL-producing bacteria and enzymes
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Beta-Lactamases
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Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana
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Fatores de Risco
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Fluoroquinolonas
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Ano de publicação:
2009
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