Molecular epidemiology of Enterobacteriaceae isolates producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in a French hospital

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Aug;42(8):3805-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3805-3808.2004.

Abstract

In 2002, 80 isolates of Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) were collected from infected patients in our hospital. Enterobacter aerogenes was the most common bacterium isolated from all specimens (36.5%). The ESBLs were predominantly (90%) TEM derivatives (TEM-24, TEM-3). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis highlighted that E. aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Citrobacter koseri had a clonal propagation.

MeSH terms

  • Enterobacteriaceae / classification
  • Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology
  • Enterobacteriaceae / genetics
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology*
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Inpatients / statistics & numerical data
  • Molecular Epidemiology / methods
  • Phylogeny
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • beta-Lactamases