Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing E. coli and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in the Northern Dutch–German Cross-Border Region

Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing E. coli and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in the Northern Dutch–German Cross-Border Region

Objectives: To reveal the prevalence and epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- and/or plasmid AmpC (pAmpC)- and carbapenemase (CP) producing Enterobacteriaceae and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) across the Northern Dutch–German border region.Methods: A point-prevalence study...

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Main Authors: Xuewei Zhou, Silvia García-Cobos, Gijs J. H. M. Ruijs, Greetje A. Kampinga, Jan P. Arends, Dirk M. Borst, Lieke V. Möller, Nicole D. Holman, Theo A. Schuurs, Lesla E. Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet, Jan F. Weel, Jan H. van Zeijl, Robin Köck, John W. A. Rossen, Alexander W. Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
WGS
cgMLST
VRE
ESBL
hospital
community
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01914/full

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