[Incidence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteria in the area of Caltagirone (Sicily)].
The authors report the incidence of extended spectrum b-lactamases (ESBL)- producing strains in 1,602 enterobacteria consecutively isolated, from April 2002 to December 2003, in Caltagirone (CT) Hospital, and their in vitro susceptibility to several antimicrobial agents. The incidence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteria was equal to 1.5%, mainly among Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp and Citrobacter koseri, isolated by emergency and medicine wards. In vitro, the enterobacteria were fully susceptible to carbapenems and highly susceptible to third-generation cephalosporin, aztreonam, piperacillin, amikacin, and ciprofloxacin.
U.O.C. di Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedaliera Gravina, Caltagirone (CT), Italy.
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases