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Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 as the major cause of serious multidrug-resistant E. coli infections in the United States.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Aug 2010
Johnson James R, Johnston Brian, Clabots Connie, Kuskowski Michael A, Castanheira Mariana
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BACKGROUND: Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 (O25:H4), associated with the CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, has emerged internationally as a multidrug-resistant pathogen but has received little attention in the United States. METHODS: From the SENTRY and Meropenem Yearly Susceptibility Test Information Collection (MYSTIC) surveillance programs, 127 E. coli clinical isolates from hospitalized...
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