Hospital and community-acquired β-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae at hospitals in Hermosillo, Sonora

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Objective. To determine the prevalence of extendedspectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)-producing Esherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in hospitals of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Material and Methods. To detect ESBL-production, 1 412 bacterial isolates obtained over a one year period (2008-2009) were analyzed using the double-disk synergy test, with and without clavulanic acid. Results. Hospitalaryacquired ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae (31.8% and 35.3%) were isolated with higher prevalence that communityacquired isolates (14.4% and 0.0%) (p<0.005). Conclusions. Our study shows the presence of ESBL-producing bacteria in the three hospitals.
Idioma originalInglés estadounidense
Páginas (desde-hasta)341-344
Número de páginas4
PublicaciónSalud Publica de Mexico
Volumen53
N.º4
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 28 nov. 2011

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