More Than Half of ESBL-E Are Susceptible to Fluoroquinolones: Admission Prevalence Data from Eight Non-Icus in a German University Hospital

Little information is available on prevalence of extended-spectrum-betalactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) with and without additional resistance to fluoroquinolones. In Germany, Enterobacteriaceae are classified according to their susceptibility to four classes of antimicrobial substances. Only organisms resistant to acylureidopenicillins, 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones are labelled as “multidrug–resistant”.