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High prevalence of CTX-M β-lactamases in faecal Escherichia coli strains from healthy humans in Fuzhou, China.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2011
Li Bin, Sun Jing-Yong, Liu Qing-Zhong, Han Li-Zhong, Huang Xin-Hong, Ni Yu-Xing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The community could be a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and genetic environments of bla(CTX-M) among faecal Escherichia coli obtained from healthy persons in a region of China. METHODS: Bacteria in stool specimens were screened for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production on 2 MacConkey agars, one with cefotaxime and one with...
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