Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Egyptian patients with community-onset gastrointestinal complaints: a hospital -based cross-sectional study

Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Egyptian patients with community-onset gastrointestinal complaints: a hospital -based cross-sectional study

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase production among Enterobacteriaceae isolated from ambulatory patients with gastrointestinal complaints admitted to El-Ahrar General Hospital, Zagazig, Egypt in the peri...

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Main Authors: H.M. Abdallah, N. Alnaiemi, E.A. Reuland, B.B. Wintermans, A. Koek, A.M. Abdelwahab, A. Samy, K.W. Abdelsalam, C.M.J.E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Carbapenemase-ESBL-Egypt-resistance-Enterobacteriaceae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0219-7

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