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Analysis of β-lactamase phenotypes and carriage of selected β-lactamase genes among Escherichia coli strains obtained from Kenyan patients during an 18-year period.
BMC microbiology - 28 Jul 2012
Kiiru John, Kariuki Samuel, Goddeeris Bruno M, Butaye Patrick
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BACKGROUND: Although β-lactam antibiotics are heavily used in many developing countries, the diversity of β-lactamase genes (bla) is poorly understood. We screened for major β-lactamase phenotypes and diversity of bla genes among 912 E. coli strains isolated from clinical samples obtained between 1992 and 2010 from hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients. RESULTS: None of the isolates was resistant to...
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