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.

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Ceftolozane/tazobactam provides an empiric treatment option for infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing ...

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 ...

Illustration of Enterobacteriaceae bacteria. Individual bacterium are shown as pink rod shapes. The Enterobacteriaceae family contains over a hundred species including Shigella, Klebsiella, Salmonella ...

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 ...

Every year, millions of travelers visit countries with poor hygiene, and approximately one third of them return home carrying antibiotic-resistant ESBL intestinal bacteria. A traveler who resorts to ...

Credit: Getty Images Researchers assessed patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections to determine factors associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing uropathogens.