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Molecular characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Japan: emergence of CTX-M-15-producing E. coli ST131.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Oct 2012
Kuroda Hitoshi, Yano Hisakazu, Hirakata Yoichi, Arai Kazuaki, Endo Shiro, Kanamori Hajime, Yamamoto Hiromi, Ichimura Sadahiro, Ogawa Miho, Shimojima Masahiro, Komatsu Mayumi, Jonai Teruko, Itagaki Sachiko, Nonomiya Yuriko, Suwabe Akira, Kaku Mitsuo
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the molecular characteristics of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in Japan. A total of 101 clinical isolates of ESBL-positive E. coli collected in Japan between June 2008 and November 2009 were studied. Among the 101 strains, 97 were positive for CTX-M, while 47 and two were positive for TEM and SHV, respectively. Sequencing revealed that CTX-M-14 was most common (49/101), followed by CTX-M-27...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
