Long-term carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli.
Scand J Infect Dis
; 44(1): 51-4, 2012 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21736509
ABSTRACT
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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Assunto principal:
Beta-Lactamases
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Portador Sadio
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Escherichia coli
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Infecções por Escherichia coli
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Suécia