High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate with Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Hospitalized Patients: Emergence of Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae in Ethiopia.

High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate with Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Hospitalized Patients: Emergence of Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae in Ethiopia.

We investigated the gastrointestinal colonization rate and antibiotic resistance patterns of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)- producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in hospitalized patients admitted at Ethiopia's largest tertiary hospital. Fecal samples/swabs from 267 pati...

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Main Authors: Kassu Desta, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Aklilu Azazh, Halima Mohammod, Dawit Desalegn, Damte Shimelis, Dereje Gulilat, Biruk Lamisso, Eyasu Makonnen, Alemayehu Worku, Kerstin Mannerqvist, Johan Struwe, Olov Aspevall, Eleni Aklillu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5004900?pdf=render

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