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CTX-M ESBL enzyme in Escherichia coli from urology patients in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association - 1 Dec 2006
Mirza Sajjad Hussain, Salman Muhammad, Khurshid Umar, Wiqar M Amin
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OBJECTIVE: To detect CTX-M phenotype utilizing disc diffusion and MIC testing in Escherichia coli isolated from a tertiary care urology setting. METHODS: Fifty single, non duplicate ESBL producing isolates from a tertiary care urology hospital were evaluated for the presence of CTX-M phenotype. Initially all the urinary isolates were tested for ESBL production. The isolates were identified by using API 20E...
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