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Prevalence of extended-spectrum- -lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and spread of the epidemic clonal lineage ST131 in nursing homes in Hesse, Germany
12 Jun 2013
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Sir, The increasing prevalence in Enterobacteriaceae of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) that confer resistance to third-generation cephalosporins is a global problem. In Germany, a dramatic increase in the proportion of third-generation-cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli among invasive E. coli isolates was observed from 2001 (1.2%) to 2008 (10.5%) in intensive care units.1 Different studies suggest...
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