In a study to identify risk factors and outcomes in extended-spectrum beta-lactamose-producing Enterobacteriaceae infections in pediatric patients, researchers found 77 percent of the infections were ...

A literature review from 1947 through November 2010 was performed via PubMed using combinations of the search terms transplant, extended spectrum, and ESBL. The publication date was not limited; ...

The recent study by Tamma and colleagues and another from 2012 [1] provide insight on whether beta-lactam/beta-lactamase-inhibitor combination antibiotics (BLBLIs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CRE cases were less frequent but were associated with hospitalization. Over half of CRE cases were caused by E.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, or CLSI, revised breakpoints and omitting extended-spectrum ...

The rate of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in children has been on the rise since 1999, according to a study in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Researchers ...

Purpose: Recently, we have noticed an increased incidence of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens including ESBL-producing microorganisms in our NICU patients. The purpose of this study ...

Every year, millions of travellers visit countries with poor hygiene, and approximately one third of them return home carrying antibiotic-resistant ESBL intestinal bacteria. Most of them remain ...

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) have become a critical global public health challenge due to their high resistance to β-lactam antibiotics and association with severe ...

An international study comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, ...