title: Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients and asymptomatic healthy individuals.
abstract: Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms was assessed in 272 inpatients, 162 outpatients, and 426 asymptomatic healthy individuals. Of 860 stool samples cultured, 152 (17.7%) yielded ESBL-producing organisms. Isolates were recovered from 71 (26.1%) of the inpatients, 25 (15.4%) of the outpatients, and 56 (13.1%) of the healthy individuals. These findings suggest that the community could be a reservoir of ESBL-producing organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Almana General Hospital, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia. aakader@doctor.com
authors.forename: Abdulrahman Abdulla
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kader
authors.forename: Angamuthu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Katapadi Ananthkrishna
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kamath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010045:Outpatients; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases