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Prevalence and genotypes of extended spectrum beta-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from human stool and chicken meat in Hamburg, Germany.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Jul 2014
Belmar Campos Cristina, Fenner Ines, Wiese Nicole, Lensing Carmen, Christner Martin, Rohde Holger, Aepfelbacher Martin, Fenner Thomas, Hentschke Moritz
Abstract excerpt
Chicken meat has been proposed to constitute a source for extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-carrying Enterobacteriaceae that colonize and infect humans. In this study the prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in stool samples from ambulatory patients who presented in the emergency department of the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf with gastrointestinal complains and in chicken meat...
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