CDC's 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report: ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit .
• Description:
  Type: Bacteria
  
  Also known as: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase
  
  About: ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae are a concern in healthcare settings and the community. They can spread rapidly and cause or complicate infections in healthy people.
  
  ESBL stands for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase. ESBLs are enzymes that break down commonly used antibiotics, such as penicillins and cephalosporins, making them ineffective.
  
  Estimated cases in hospitalized patients in 2017: 197,400
  
  Estimated deaths in 2017: 9,100
  
  This fact sheet is part of CDC’s 2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report.
  
  The full report, including data sources, is available at www.cdc.gov/DrugResistance/Biggest-Threats.html.
  
  CS298822-A
  
  Publication date from document properties.
  
  esbl-508.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Antimicrobial Stewardship Drug Resistance, Microbial Enterobacteriaceae Enterobacteriaceae Infections
• Series:
  Antibiotic Resistance Threats Reports
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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