High prevalence of ESBL-Producing E. coli in private and shared latrines in an informal urban settlement in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

High prevalence of ESBL-Producing E. coli in private and shared latrines in an informal urban settlement in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Abstract Background Data about the burden of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing microorganisms in Africa are limited. Our study aimed to estimate the prevalence of human faecal ESBL carriage in the community of an informal urban settlement in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania, East Africa) by u...

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Main Authors: Stefan Erb, Lauren D’Mello-Guyett, Hamisi M. Malebo, Robert M. Njee, Fatuma Matwewe, Jeroen Ensink, Vladimira Hinic, Andreas Widmer, Reno Frei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase ESBL
Community
Carriage
Prevalence
Latrines
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0292-y

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