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Prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthy children and associated risk factors

Overview of attention for article published in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2016
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Title
Prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae in healthy children and associated risk factors
Published in
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12941-016-0121-9
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S. M. Hijazi, M. A. Fawzi, F. M. Ali, K. H. Abd El Galil

Abstract

Community acquired infections due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) had been increased. The fecal flora of children in the community represents a huge potential reservoir for ESBLs which are located on highly transmissible plasmids. This study examined the prevalence of ESBL-PE fecal carriage, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, possible risk factors, and characterized the genes encoding these ESBL enzymes in Lebanese children community. A total of 125 rectal swabs were taken from healthy children aged from 1 to 5 years. Detection of ESBLs was carried out using combination-disc method test and multiplex PCR. A questionnaire concerning child's lifestyle and risk factors for ESBL carriage was illustrated. Thirty-one of 125 participants (24.8 %) carried ESBL-PE. Regular consumption of meat, and chicken were significantly associated with high carriage rate of ESBL-PE, while dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese) association was non-significant. Intimate hygiene habits were found also affecting the carriage rate. Multiple bla genes were the most common, 48.4 % (15/31) of ESBL-PE carried both bla CTX-M and bla TEM, and 22.6 % (7/31) carried bla CTX-M, bla SHV, and bla TEM, 29 % (9) carried bla CTX-M only. Concerning CTX-M-types, CTX-M-9 was the most predominant (24/31) and mostly in combination with CTX-M-15 type. High rate of colonization in healthy children with ESBL-PE was observed, regular consumption of dietary products from animal source (meat or chicken) were associated with this colonization in the community in non-hospitalized children. To our best knowledge it is the first study about regular consumption of dairy product as a risk factor for ESBL-PE community carriage, the first data about the carriage rate of ESBL-PE in community children in Lebanon and Middle East, and for the wide dissemination of CTX-M-9 type in this population.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 2 1%
Unknown 134 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 25 18%
Student > Master 22 16%
Student > Bachelor 14 10%
Student > Postgraduate 13 10%
Researcher 12 9%
Other 23 17%
Unknown 27 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 28 21%
Immunology and Microbiology 17 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 16 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 7%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 9 7%
Other 23 17%
Unknown 34 25%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 July 2019.
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