show Abstracthide AbstractWe analyzed molecular characteristics and resistance genes of isolates from ESBLs carriage in patients who underwent abdominal surgery at the 750-bed tertiary -care hospital where we conducted this study. The detailed information regarding the strains is crucial for health care professionals to be cognizant of the importance of monitoring and reducing intra-abdominal surgery site infection and the spread of resistance genes in prolonged ESBL carriage at high risk.