Rectal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Hospitalized Patients: Selective Preenrichment Increases Yield of Screening

Marjolein Kluijtmans-van den Bergh, C. Verhulst, L. E. Willemsen, E. Verkade, M. J. M. Bonten, J. A. J. W. Kluytmans

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Abstract

This study evaluated the added value of selective preenrichment for the detection of rectal carriage of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E). ESBL-E rectal carriage was identified in 4.8% of hospitalized patients, and 25.9% of ESBL-E rectal carriers were identified with selective preenrichment only.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2709-2712
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume53
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2015

Keywords

  • RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS
  • CHROMOGENIC MEDIUM
  • AGAR
  • PREVALENCE
  • ENRICHMENT

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