1. The prevalence of ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella strains in the Copenhagen area of Denmark
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Anne Kjerulf, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Frank Hansen, Dennis S. Hansen, and Dorthe Sandvang
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Microbiology (medical) ,DNA, Bacterial ,Klebsiella ,Cefotetan ,Denmark ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,medicine.disease_cause ,Cefpodoxime ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,beta-Lactam Resistance ,beta-Lactamases ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,law.invention ,Microbiology ,Antibiotic resistance ,Bacterial Proteins ,law ,polycyclic compounds ,medicine ,Escherichia coli ,Immunology and Allergy ,Humans ,Cefoxitin ,Prospective Studies ,Polymerase chain reaction ,Escherichia coli Infections ,Retrospective Studies ,biology ,General Medicine ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,biology.organism_classification ,Enterobacteriaceae ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Klebsiella Infections ,bacteria ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to investigate the frequency of ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella strains in the Greater Copenhagen area. Four collections of strains were investigated: A) 380 consecutive E. coli and Klebsiella isolates primarily from urine, B) 200 gentamicin-resistant E. coli and Klebsiella isolates primarily from urine, C) 210 consecutive E. coli isolates from blood cultures, and D) 68 cefuroxime-resistant E. coli and Klebsiella isolates primarily from urine. Only one strain per patient was included. Strains with a zone diameter for cefpodoxime
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- 2008