Community-Associated Extended-Spectrum [Beta]-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Infection in the United States

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 56; no. 5; p. 641
• Main Authors: Doi, Yohei, Park, Yoon Soo, Rivera, Jesabel I, Adams-Haduch, Jennifer M, Hingwe, Ameet, Sordillo, Emilia M, Lewis, James S, Howard, Wanita J, Johnson, Laura E, Polsky, Bruce, Jorgensen, James H, Richter, Sandra S, Shutt, Kathleen A, Paterson, David L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.03.2013
• Subjects: E coli; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Nosocomial infections; Polymerase chain reaction; Risk factors; United States > US

The occurrence of community-associated infections due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli has been recognized as a major clinical problem in Europe and other regions. We conducted a prospective observational study to examine the occurrence of community-associated infec...