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ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume 58, Issue 2, Pages 1228-1230Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01993-13
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- Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany [01KI1013E]
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We determined the presence of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli among 3,344 study participants from the German community. Intestinal colonization was detected in 211 persons (6.3%), without significant differences among the different age groups. The majority (95.2%) of isolates harbored CTX-M-type ESBL, with CTX-M-15 (46%) and CTXM- 1 (24.2%) as the most common types. The finding of ESBL producers and one isolate additionally producing carbapenemase OXA-244 indicates a risk of dissemination of resistant bacteria outside the hospitals.
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