10-Fold increase (2006-11) in the rate of healthy subjects with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli faecal carriage in a Parisian check-up centre

• Published in: Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 562 - 8
• Main Authors: Nicolas-Chanoine, Marie-Hélène, Gruson, Coraline, Bialek-Davenet, Suzanne, Bertrand, Xavier, Thomas-Jean, Frédérique, Bert, Frédéric, Moyat, Mati, Meiller, Elodie, Marcon, Estelle, Danchin, Nicolas, Noussair, Latifa, Moreau, Richard, Leflon-Guibout, Véronique
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press (OUP) 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; beta-Lactamases - genetics; beta-Lactamases - secretion; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - microbiology; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Escherichia coli - enzymology; Escherichia coli - isolation & purification; Escherichia coli Infections - classification; Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology; Escherichia coli Infections - genetics; Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology; Feces - microbiology; Female; Genotype; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Microbiology and Parasitology; Middle Aged; Molecular Epidemiology; Molecular Typing; Paris - epidemiology; Phylogeny; Prevalence; Surveys and Questionnaires; Paris

In 2006, 0.6% of healthy subjects living in the Paris area had extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli in their gut. To assess the evolution of this rate, a study identical to that of 2006 was conducted in 2011. Healthy adults who visited the IPC check-up centre in February-M...