Community carriage of ESBL-producingEscherichia coliis associated with strains of low pathogenicity: a Swedish nationwide study | Zendy

Sofia Ny | Zendy; Sonja Löfmark | Zendy; Stefan Börjesson | Zendy; Stina Englund | Zendy; Maj Ringman | Zendy; Jakob Bergström | Zendy; Pontus Nauclér | Zendy; Christian G. Giske | Zendy; Sara Byfors | Zendy

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Community carriage of ESBL-producingEscherichia coliis associated with strains of low pathogenicity: a Swedish nationwide study

Author(s) -

Sofia Ny,

Sonja Löfmark,

Stefan Börjesson,

Stina Englund,

Maj Ringman,

Jakob Bergström,

Pontus Nauclér,

Christian G. Giske,

Sara Byfors

Publication year - 2016

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/dkw419

Subject(s) - carriage , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , pathogenicity , population , biology , medicine , environmental health , gene , biochemistry , pathology

Community carriage of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (EPE) is common worldwide and there is a need to understand the connection between carriage and infection. We compared the molecular characteristics of EPE among Swedish community carriers with those of EPE causing invasive infections.

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