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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 28(9): 1114-6, 2007 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17932839
RESUMO
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.