Hospital outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli potentially caused by toilet and bath chair use

Molecular Detection, Characterization, Antimicrobial Resistance and Genomic Epidemiology of Pathogenic Bacteria

“…The latter reveals the possible mechanism of quinolone resistance in an MDR isolate. Although E. coli is usually considered to be less dangerous in a hospital than, for example, K. pneumoniae , it can also cause serious outbreaks [ 10 ] and thus requires special attention.…”