Spatial clusters of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli causing community-onset bacteriuria due to repeat infections: cluster analysis from a large urban medical center, San Francisco, 2014–2020

Abstract Background Urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli) may occur as outbreaks due to common-source exposures. Yet, it is currently unknown if they cluster geographically as would be expected as part of an outbreak. Met...

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Main Authors: Eva Raphael, Pushkar P. Inamdar, Cheyenne Belmont, Salma Shariff-Marco, Alison J. Huang, Henry F. Chambers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-023-01320-1