Surgical site infection with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae after cardiac surgery: incidence and risk factors

Our results suggest that SWI due to ESBL-PE was associated with preoperative and postoperative unstable state, requiring an intensive care unit stay longer than the usual 24 or 48 postoperative hours, whereas being born outside France may indicate ESBL-PE carriage before hospital admission.