Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a threat from the kitchen.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Published: May 2014

Food is an established source of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Hand hygiene and cooking prevent transmission, but hands could be recontaminated by touching used cutting boards. ESBL-producing Escherichia coli were identified on 12% of cutting boards and 50% of gloves after poultry preparation, pointing to an important source for transmission.

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