10-Fold increase (2006-11) in the rate of healthy subjects with extended-spectrum -lactamase-producing Escherichia coli faecal carriage in a Parisian check-up centre

Abstract

The 10-fold increase in the rate of healthy subjects with ESBL-producing E. coli faecal carriage over a 5 year period suggests wide dissemination of these isolates in the Parisian community.