Geographic mapping of Enterobacteriaceae with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) phenotype in Pereira, Colombia

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 540
• Main Authors: Arias Ramos, Deving, Hoyos Pulgarín, Julián Andrés, Moreno Gómez, Germán Alberto, Alzate, John Alexander, Olaya Gómez, Juan Camilo, Cortés Bonilla, Isabella, Vargas Mosquera, Camila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central 23.07.2020; BMC
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial drug resistance; Antimicrobial resistance; Automation; Bacteria; Data collection; Disease hot spots; Drug resistance; Ecological effects; Enterobacteriaceae; Extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL); Gene mapping; Geographic information systems; Geographic mapping; Geographical distribution; Geography; Gram-negative bacteria; Hospitals; Infections; Infectious diseases; Mapping; Medical laboratories; Nosocomial infections; Patients; Phenotypes; Poultry; Remote sensing; Rivers; Software; Studies; β Lactamase; Colombia

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance is an ecological and multicausal problem. Infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) can be acquired and transmitted in the community. Data on community-associated ESBL-E infections/colonizations in Colombia a...