Background: Atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC) is regarded as a globally emerging enteropathogen. aEPECs exhibit various level of resistance to a range of antibiotics, which is increasing alarmingly. The present study investigated the antimicrobial resistance of aEPEC isolates recovered from diarrheal patients, healthy carriers, animals, and raw meats. Results: Among 267 aEPEC i...

background: beta-lactamase enzymes are considered the most important factor of resistance against b-lactam antibiotics among gram-negative bacteria. in recent years, the production of extended-spectrum b-lactamases has been prevailed among bacteria, especially bacteria of animal origin, and this is important in terms of public health. objective: the prupose of this study is to evaluate the pres...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli at an equine clinic and a horseback riding centre, and to discuss the impact of antimicrobial treatment on resistance selection. METHODS Faeces from horses, environmental smears and flies were sampled at both the clinic and riding centre. Staff at the equine clin...

conclusions the prevalence of esbl-producing klebsiella strains in shahid-beheshti hospital in kashan has increased. the study concluded that there was a high prevalence of the blactx-m type gene among esbl positive isolates. patients and methods one hundred klebsiella spp. were isolated from clinical specimens of hospitalized patients at shahid-beheshti hospital from december 2012 to november ...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) in a representative sample of the general adult Dutch community, to identify risk factors and to gain understanding of the epidemiology of these resistant strains. METHODS Adults enrolled in five general practices in Amsterdam were approached by postal mail and as...

OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to evaluate the molecular epidemiology of CTX-M producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli isolated from bloodstream infections at tertiary care hospitals in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 231 nonduplicate Enterobacteriaceae were isolated from five Brazilian hospitals between Septemb...