title: Prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum- and metallo-β-lactamase-producing gram-negative bacteria among neonates born in a hospital setting in central Saudi Arabia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Commensal neonatal fecal flora constitute a reservoir of antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence of fecal carriage of extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESBLs) and carbapenemase producing gram-negative bacteria among 150 neonates who were born in two hospitals in central Saudi Arabia.
  
  
  METHODS
  From June 2012 to January 2013, 150 healthy neonates.
authors.forename: Talat
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Elkersh
authors.forename: Mohammed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marie
authors.forename: Yazeed A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Al-Sheikh
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: AlBloushy
authors.affiliation: Prof. Mohammad H. Al-Agamy, College of Pharmacy,, Department of Pharmaceutics,, Microbiology Division,, King Saud University,, PO Box 2457 Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia, T: 966-553-227824, elagamy71@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Al-Agamy
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005243:Feces / Q000201:enzymology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D064368:Healthy Volunteers; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases