Advanced search
Publication Cover
Infectious Diseases Volume 47, 2015 - Issue 10
Submit an article Journal homepage
182
Views
11
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Key demographic characteristics of patients with bacteriuria due to extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a multiethnic community, in North West London

G. Gopal Rao From the Centre for Ethnicity and Infection, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
,
Deepak Batura From the Centre for Ethnicity and Infection, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Neha BaturaInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
&
Peder Bo Nielsen From the Centre for Ethnicity and Infection, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Pages 719-724 | Received 09 Jan 2015, Accepted 11 May 2015, Published online: 16 Jun 2015

References

  • Pitout JD, Laupland KB. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: an emerging public-health concern. Lancet Infect Dis 2008;8:159–66.
  • Pitout JD. Infections with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae: changing epidemiology and drug treatment choices. Drugs 2010;70:313–33.
  • Livermore DM, Hawkey PM. CTX-M: changing the face of ESBLs in the UK. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005;56:451–4.
  • Hawkey PM. Prevalence and clonality of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Asia. Clin Microbiol Infect 2008;14: 159–65.
  • Coque TM, Baquero F, Canton R. Increasing prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe. Euro Surveill 2008;13:1–11.
  • Lau SH, Kaufmann ME, Livermore DM, Woodford N, Willshaw GA, Cheasty T, et al. UK epidemic Escherichia coli strains A-E, with CTX-M-15 beta-lactamase, all belong to the international O25:H4-ST131 clone. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008;62:1241–4.
  • Shitrit P, Reisfeld S, Paitan Y, Gottesman BS, Katzir M, Paul M, et al. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- producing Enterobacteriaceae carriage upon hospital admission: prevalence and risk factors. J Hosp Infect 2013; 85:230–2.
  • Soraas A, Sundsfjord A, Sandven I, Brunborg C, Jenum PA. Risk factors for community-acquired urinary tract infections caused by ESBL-producing enterobacteriaceae – a case-control study in a low prevalence country. PLoS One 2013;8:e69581.
  • Tangden T, Cars O, Melhus A, Löwdin E. Foreign travel is a major risk factor for colonization with Escherichia coli producing CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases: a prospective study with Swedish volunteers. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010;54:3564–8.
  • Potz NA, Hope R, Warner M, Johnson AP, Livermore DM; London & South East ESBL Project Group. Prevalence and mechanisms of cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae in London and South-East England. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006;58:320–6.
  • Wickramasinghe NH, Xu L, Eustace A, Shabir S, Saluja T, Hawkey PM. High community faecal carriage rates of CTX-M ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in a specific population group in Birmingham, UK. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012;67:1108–13.
  • Andrews JM. BSAC standardized disc susceptibility testing method (version 7). J Antimicrob Chemother 2008;62: 256–78.
  • Andrews JM. BSAC standardized disc susceptibility testing method (version 6). J Antimicrob Chemother 2007;60: 20–41.
  • Andrews JM. BSAC standardized disc susceptibility testing method (version 8). J Antimicrob Chemother 2009;64: 454–89.
  • Banerjee R, Johnston B, Lohse C, Porter SB, Clabots C, Johnson JR. Escherichia coli sequence type 131 is a dominant, antimicrobial-resistant clonal group associated with healthcare and elderly hosts. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013;34:361–9.
  • Mandal J, Acharya NS, Buddhapriya D, Parija SC. Antibiotic resistance pattern among common bacterial uropathogens with a special reference to ciprofloxacin resistant Escherichia coli. Indian J Med Res 2012;136:842–9.
  • Data Management and Analysis Group (DMAG) - Mayor of London Office. ONS Ethnic Group Population Estimates; Mid-2006.
  • Mathur R, Grundy E, Smeeth L. Availability and use of UK based ethnicity data for health research. National Centre for Research Methods Working Paper; 01/2013.
  • Association of Public Health Observatories. Ethnicity and Health; 2005. Available from: http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID = 39368 (accessed 25/04/2015).
  • Mathur R, Bhaskaran K, Chaturvedi N, Leon DA, vanStaa T, Grundy E, et al. Completeness and usability of ethnicity data in UK-based primary care and hospital databases. J Public Health 2014;36:684–692.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.