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Changing prevalence of Escherichia coli with CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in outpatient urinary E. coli between 2003 and 2008.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 May 2010
Qi Chao, Pilla Varun, Yu Jessica H, Reed Kurt
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One hundred ninety-three single-patient isolates of Escherichia coli harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) were identified among 11 407 E. coli urine isolates recovered from single-patient outpatient urine cultures from 2003 to 2008. The percentage of ESBL-producing E. coli among community-onset E. coli urine isolates increased from 0.21% in 2003 to 2.99% in 2008. One hundred seven of the ESBL...
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