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Prevalence and risk factors for carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a population of Dutch travellers: A cross-sectional study.
Travel medicine and infectious disease - 1 Jan 2000
Arcilla Maris S, Van Hattem Jarne M, Bootsma Martin C J, van Genderen Perry J J, Goorhuis Abraham, Grobusch Martin P, Klaassen Corné H W, Oude Lashof Astrid M, Schultsz Constance, Stobberingh Ellen E, de Jong Menno D, Penders John, Verbrugh Henri A, Melles Damian C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We investigated prevalence and predictive factors for ESBL-E carriage in a population of mostly travellers prior to their travel (n = 2216). In addition, we examined ESBL genotype before travel and compared these to returning travellers. METHOD: A questionnaire and faecal sample were collected before travel, and a second faecal sample was collected immediately after travel. Faecal samples were...
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