Dissemination of extended-spectrum -lactamase-producing bacteria: the food-borne outbreak lesson | Zendy

S. Lavilla | Zendy; Juan José GonzálezLópez | Zendy; Elisenda Miró | Zendy; A Domínguez | Zendy; M. Casas | Zendy; Rosa Bartolomé | Zendy; Beatriz Mirelis | Zendy; Ferrán Navarro | Zendy; G Prats | Zendy

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Dissemination of extended-spectrum -lactamase-producing bacteria: the food-borne outbreak lesson

Author(s) -

S. Lavilla,

Juan José GonzálezLópez,

Elisenda Miró,

A Domínguez,

M. Casas,

Rosa Bartolomé,

Beatriz Mirelis,

Ferrán Navarro,

G Prats

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkn093

Subject(s) - outbreak , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virology , genetics

Commensal and opportunistic bacteria producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL-PB) have undergone a broad and rapid spread within the general population; however, the routes of dissemination have not been totally elucidated. The aim of this study was to determine whether individuals involved in an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis, in addition to the enteropathogenic microorganism, share an ESBL-PB as indirect demonstration of its transmission from a common food source.

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