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Table 1 Distribution of ESBL-GNB colonization sites. Overall data for all patients colonized with Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria (n = 1011)

From: Colonization sites in carriers of ESBL-producing Gram-negative bacteria

Sample site/type

N of patients colonized

(Ntotal = 1011)

%

Rectum

506

50,0

Urogenital tract

414

40,9

Respiratory tract & Pleural aspirate

142

14,0

Pus

136

13,5

Blood & Intravenous or arterial catheter tip

75

7,4

Other

60

5,9

Ascites/Bile/Drain/Feces

40

4,0

Biopsy & Aspirate

22

2,2

Ear & Nose

4

0,4

Joint prosthesis

3

0,3

Central Nervous System

1

0,1