title: Why is the microbiology lab calling about an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase bacterium from a wound culture?
abstract: As more and more gram-negative bacteria produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases, it is important that physicians know what to do when these bacteria cause postoperative infections in patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536-0293, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ribes
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rapp
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018805:Sepsis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases