Long-term carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia Coli
2012 (engelsk)Inngår i: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, ISSN 0036-5548, E-ISSN 1651-1980, Vol. 44, nr 1, s. 51-54Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]
In 2009 we described an outbreak caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli in southern Sweden that occurred during 2005–2006. An important finding from the investigation was the long carriage times of the ESBL-producing E. coli in several of the patients, which in some cases exceeded 30 months. Here we report findings from the continued follow-up of bacterial carriage. In September 2010, 5 of the 42 patients still carried the bacteria after a median of 58 months (range 41–59 months), 18 had had repeatedly negative cultures after shedding bacteria for a median of 7.5 months (range 0–39 months), 16 had died while still shedding the bacteria for a median of 9 months (range 0–38 months), and 3 had been lost to follow-up.
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2012. Vol. 44, nr 1, s. 51-54
Emneord [en]
ESBL-producing Escherichia coli, PFGE, long-term carriage, outbreak
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-8857DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2011.592987ISI: 000298297200010PubMedID: 21736509OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-8857DiVA, id: diva2:474099
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