The characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli in hospital faecal carriage in Beijing Tongren Hospital.

In conclusion, in Beijing Tongren hospital, the prevalence of ESBL-producing E. coli was not high. The risk factors for ESBL carriage were hospitalization and usage of antibiotics, glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive. ST38, ST10, ST131 and ST167 were the prominent genotypes, but almost 50.0% ST were dispersedly distributed. PMID: 27795466 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research