Distribution of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Genes and Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Residents in Geriatric Long-Term Care Facilities in Japan

• Main Authors: Dai Akine (Author), Teppei Sasahara (Author), Kotaro Kiga (Author), Ryusuke Ae (Author), Koki Kosami (Author), Akio Yoshimura (Author), Yoshinari Kubota (Author), Kazumasa Sasaki (Author), Yumiko Kimura (Author), Masanori Ogawa (Author), Shinya Watanabe (Author), Yuji Morisawa (Author), Longzhu Cui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A high prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) may call for monitoring in geriatric long-term care facilities (g-LTCFs). We surveyed the distribution of ESBL-causative gene types and antimicrobial susceptibility in ESBL-PE strains from residents in g-LTCFs, a...