The fecal carriage rate of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales among Japanese infants in the community at the 4-month health examination in a rural city.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) is a great public health concern globally not only in hospitals but also in the community. To our knowledge, there have been few studies on the prevalence of ESBL-E and much less about carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) among children in the community, and there is no such study in Japan despite such situations. This study aimed to clarify their carriage status among Japanese infants in the community by taking the opportunity of the 4-month health checkup.

Methods

This prospective analysis was conducted from April 2020 to March 2021 in Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The research-related items were mailed to all subjects with official documents for the checkup. The

SUBMITTER: Kawata S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10305779 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature