Review Article

ESBLs: A Clear and Present Danger?

Table 2


Community onsetHospital onset, particularly ITU

OrganismE. coliKlebsiella spp
Type of ESBLCTX-MSHV,TEM
Type of infectionUsually UTIs, but also bacteraemia and GI infectionBacteraemia, intra-abdominal, and respiratory and urinary infection
Molecular epidemiologyIsolates not always relatedIsolates usually related, that is, outbreak