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Third-generation cephalosporin–resistant Enterobacteriaceae (3GCREB) have recently emerged in many countries. The gut is the reservoir for infections with these organisms. Investigations into the prevalence of these multiresistant pathogens in Europe have been lacking in the past several years. German researchers have now published results from a multicenter study performed at six German tertiary care hospitals in 2014 that shed some light on this issue. The study involved 4376 patients admitted to general wards with various diagnoses who received stool or rectal swab screening for 3GCREB within the first 3 days of their hospital stay.
Of the 4376 patients, 416 were 3GCREB positive, an admission prevalence of 9.5%. Escherichia coli was the m…