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CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli clinical isolates in Cairo (Egypt), including isolates of clonal complex ST10 and clones ST131, ST73, and ST405 in both community and hospital settings.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Mar 2011
Fam Nevine, Leflon-Guibout Véronique, Fouad Salwa, Aboul-Fadl Laila, Marcon Estelle, Desouky Doaa, El-Defrawy Inas, Abou-Aitta Aisha, Klena John, Nicolas-Chanoine Marie-Hélène
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In Egypt, little is known about the genetic background of Escherichia coli isolates harboring extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL). Five hundred twenty Enterobacteriaceae were prospectively collected (May 2007-August 2008) at the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (Cairo). Among the collected Enterobacteriaceae, 56% (n=291) were E. coli and 32% (n=165) Klebsiella pneumoniae. A total of 16% (n=3) of all isolates...
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