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Emergence and Dissemination of Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli in the Community: Lessons from the Study of a Remote and Controlled Population
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Emergence and Dissemination of Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli in the Community: Lessons from the Study of a Remote and Controlled Population

Paul-Louis Woerther, Cécile Angebault, Mathilde Lescat, Etienne Ruppé, David Skurnik, Assiya El Mniai, Olivier Clermont, Hervé Jacquier, Anaelle Da Costa, Magaly Renard, …
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol.202(4), pp.515 - 523
15/08/2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/654883
PMID: 20617925

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Carrier State/microbiology Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology Escherichia coli/enzymology Escherichia coli/isolation & purification Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology beta-Lactam Resistance beta-Lactamases/biosynthesis
Intestinal carriage is a key factor in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) infection epidemiology but is difficult to study in open communities. To overcome this problem, we studied a highly stable group of Amerindians for whom we reported an ESBL carriage prevalence of 3.2% in 2001.
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