Open AccessOutbreak of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing E. coli in a nursing home in Ireland, May 2006
Author(s) -
H. Pelly,
Dearbháile Morris,
Emer O’Connell,
Belinda Hanahoe,
C P Chambers,
Kinga Biernacka,
ST Gray,
Martin Cormican
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.11.35.03036-en
Subject(s) - outbreak , nursing homes , escherichia coli , urinary system , beta lactamase , medicine , broad spectrum , beta (programming language) , microbiology and biotechnology , nursing , virology , biology , chemistry , computer science , biochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , gene , programming language
In May 2006, a consultant microbiologist noted two isolates of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli associated with urinary tract infections in a single week in two residents in a nursing home in Ireland