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Three-decade epidemiological analysis of Escherichia coli O15:K52:H1.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2009
Olesen Bente, Scheutz Flemming, Menard Megan, Skov Marianne N, Kolmos Hans Jørn, Kuskowski Michael A, Johnson James R
Abstract excerpt
The successful Escherichia coli O15:K52:H1 clonal group provides a case study for the emergence of multiresistant clonal groups of Enterobacteriaceae generally. Accordingly, we tested the hypotheses that, over time, the O15:K52:H1 clonal group has become increasingly (i) virulent and (ii) resistant to antibiotics. One hundred archived international E. coli O15:K52:[H1] clinical isolates from 100 unique patients...
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