Local prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> intestinal carriers at admission and co-expression of ESBL and OXA-48 carbapenemase in <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>: a prevalence survey in a Spanish University Hospital

Abstract

The prevalence found in our study is very similar to that found in literature. However, we found a high percentage of simultaneous ESBL and CP producers, particularly in <i>K. pneumoniae</i>. Despite the high prevalence of colonised patients, the ESBL-infection rate at admission was very low.