Open AccessInfective Endocarditis Caused by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Tsuneaki Kenzaka,
Yuto Shinkura,
Shizuo Kayama,
Liansheng Yu,
Sayoko Kawakami,
Motoyuki Sugai,
Satoru Kawasaki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s321443
Subject(s) - infective endocarditis , medicine , bacteremia , meropenem , endocarditis , mitral valve , microbiology and biotechnology , mitral valve replacement , surgery , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , biology
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) reportedly accounts for >20% of E. coli infections and 2.0% of infective endocarditis cases. Nonetheless, there is a global paucity of reports on infective endocarditis caused by ESBL-EC.