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Emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli in community-acquired urinary infections in Casablanca, Morocco.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 13 Dec 2011
Bourjilat Fatna, Bouchrif Brahim, Dersi Noureddine, Claude Jean David Perrier Gros, Amarouch Hamid, Timinouni Mohammed
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INTRODUCTION: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli are an increasingly significant cause of community-acquired infection worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of ESBL-producing E. coli in a community, to analyze the relationship between strains studied, and to characterize the ESBL genes involved in this resistance. METHODOLOGY: ESBL production was detected...
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