Epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in five US sites participating in the Emerging Infections Program, 2017.
Nadezhda DuffyMaria KarlssonHannah E ResesDavina CampbellJonathan DanielsRichard A StantonSarah J JanelleKyle SchutzWendy BambergPaulina A RebolledoChris BowerRebekah BlakneyJesse T JacobErin C PhippsKristina G FloresGhinwa K DumyatiHannah KopinRebecca TsayMarion A KainerDaniel MuletaBenji Byrd-WarnerJulian E GrassJoseph D LutgringJ Kamile RasheedChristopher A ElkinsShelley S MagillIsaac SeePublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
The burden of ESBL-E was high across surveillance sites, with nearly half of cases acquired in the community. EIP has implemented ongoing ESBL-E surveillance to inform prevention efforts, particularly in the community and to watch for the emergence of new ESBL-E strains.