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Diversity of genetic lineages among CTX-M-15 and CTX-M-14 producing Escherichia coli strains in a Tunisian hospital.
Current microbiology - 1 Jun 2011
Ben Slama Karim, Ben Sallem Rym, Jouini Ahlem, Rachid Salwa, Moussa Laurence, Sáenz Yolanda, Estepa Vanesa, Somalo Sergio, Boudabous Abdellatif, Torres Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Fourteen broad-spectrum-cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli isolates were recovered between June and December 2007 in a Tunisian hospital. Genes encoding extended-spectrum-beta-lactamases (ESBL) and other resistance genes were characterized by PCR and sequencing. The following ESBL genes were identified: bla (CTX-M-15) (12 isolates), bla (CTX-M-14a) (one isolate), and bla (CTX-M-14b) (one isolate). The bla...
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