Article
Prevalence and characteristics of the epidemic multiresistant Escherichia coli ST131 clonal group among extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli isolates in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2013
Olesen Bente, Hansen Dennis S, Nilsson Frida, Frimodt-Møller Jakob, Leihof Rikke Fleron, Struve Carsten, Scheutz Flemming, Johnston Brian, Krogfelt Karen A, Johnson James R
Abstract excerpt
We report the characteristics of 115 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli clinical isolates, from 115 unique Danish patients, over a 1-year study interval (1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009). Forty-four (38%) of the ESBL isolates represented sequence type 131 (ST13)1, from phylogenetic group B2. The remaining 71 isolates were from phylogenetic groups D (27%), A (22%), B1 (10%), and...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Denmark
- Epidemics
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
