High frequency of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae fecal carriage among ICU hospitalized patients from Southern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2022 Objective(s): The worldwide emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has become a major therapeutic concern to medical institutions. To date, no study has determined the frequency and risk factors of inpatients with CRE fecal carriage ...
Nima Davari +4 more
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Fecal carriage and associated factors of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in children under five years old with diarrhea at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundThe prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriales (ESBL-PE) is high in resource-limited settings. Carriage in young children has been linked to increased morbidity and mortality.
Emily M Jackson +8 more
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High fecal carriage of bla CTX-M, bla CMY-2, and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes among healthy Korean people in a metagenomic analysis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 To characterize the carriage of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the gut microbiome of healthy individuals. Fecal carriage of ARGs was investigated in 61 healthy individuals aged 30 to 59 years through whole metagenome sequencing of the gut ...
Jieun Kim +8 more
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria are not detected in supragingival plaque samples from human fecal carriers of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae [PDF]
Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2014 Background: The prevalence of infections caused by Cefotaximase-Munich (CTX-M)-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) has rapidly increased during the past 15 years.
Arne Søraas +5 more
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Fecal carriage and genetic characteristics of carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales among adults from four provinces of China [PDF]
Frontiers in Epidemiology, 2023 Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) is a global concern. This study investigated the prevalence of fecal colonization carriage and clonal dissemination of CRE among population in four provinces of China.
Yuanyuan Li +3 more
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Fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms increases the risk of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis: insights from gut microbiota and metabolite features [PDF]
Gut PathogensBackground The impact of the fecal multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) carriage on the gut microbiota, metabolite alterations, and cirrhosis-related complications remains unclear.
Pei-Shan Wu +11 more
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Fecal carriage of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. and associated factors among dairy farm milkers in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among foodborne and zoonotic bacteria has become a major public health challenge. Dairy farm milkers can harbor resistant bacteria, potentially contributing to raw milk contamination and posing a risk to the ...
Goyitom Gebremedhn Gebru +2 more
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Screening for fecal carriage of MCR-producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthy humans and primary care patients [PDF]
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2017 Background The extent of the occurrence of the plasmid-encoded colistin resistance genes mcr-1 and mcr-2 among humans is currently sparsely studied in Western Europe.
Katrin Zurfluh +7 more
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Fecal Carriage and Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase/Carbapenemases Producing Enterobacterales Isolates in Bulgarian Hospitals [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2021 The gastrointestinal tract is an important reservoir of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)/carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales isolates. This study included patients from two Bulgarian hospitals.
Rumyana Markovska +6 more
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High prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae fecal carriage among children under five years in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundExtended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria present an ever-growing burden in the hospital and community settings. Data on the prevalence of ESBL fecal carriage remain scarce in Ethiopia.
Mekdes Alemu Tola +4 more
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