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Community emergence of CTX-M type extended-spectrum β-lactamases among urinary Escherichia coli from women
12 May 2007
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To conduct a territory-wide study of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among community isolates of urinary Escherichia coli from women in Hong Kong. METHODS: Up to 50 consecutive single-patient E. coli isolates, collected from 13 laboratories in 2004, were studied. The ESBLs were characterized by PCR sequencing using specific primers. The epidemiological relationship of the isolates was...
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