A literature review from 1947 through November 2010 was performed via PubMed using combinations of the search terms transplant, extended spectrum, and ESBL. The publication date was not limited; ...

Illustration of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria. Individual bacterium are shown as pink rod shapes. The Enterobacteriaceae family contains over a hundred species including Shigella, Klebsiella, Salmonella ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CRE cases were less frequent but were associated with hospitalization. Over half of CRE cases were caused by E.

Credit: Getty Images Researchers assessed patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections to determine factors associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing uropathogens.

This means that ESBLs are only acquired to a ‘limited extent’ via livestock and through eating meat. They said risk is small if meat is sufficiently cooked and adequate hygiene measures are followed.

Every year, millions of travellers visit countries with poor hygiene, and approximately one third of them return home carrying antibiotic-resistant ESBL intestinal bacteria. Most of them remain ...

This retrospective case series was conducted at a 1242-bed academic medical institution located in Columbus, OH. The SOT program was established in 1967. The transplant program maintains an electronic ...