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Emergence of human pandemic O25:H4-ST131 CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli among companion animals.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2010
Ewers Christa, Grobbel Mirjam, Stamm Ivonne, Kopp Peter A, Diehl Ines, Semmler Torsten, Fruth Angelika, Beutlich Janine, Guerra Beatriz, Wieler Lothar H, Guenther Sebastian
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: In view of the intercontinental emergence of Escherichia coli clone O25:H4-ST131 producing CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) in human clinical settings it would be of great interest to explore its existence in animals to unravel a possible reservoir function and the origin and transmission of this group of multiresistant strains. METHODS: A total of 177 clinical phenotypically...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Domestic
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Disease Outbreaks
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli Proteins
