Household carriage and acquisition of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: A systematic review.

Romain MartischangMaria E RiccioMohamed AbbasAndrew J StewardsonJan A J W KluytmansStephan Harbarth

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)

ESBL-PE household cocarriage is frequent, suggesting intrafamilial acquisition. Further research is needed to evaluate the risk and control of ESBL-PE household transmission.

Keyphrases

klebsiella pneumoniae
escherichia coli
multidrug resistant
pseudomonas aeruginosa
cystic fibrosis