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Multiresistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli from a region in India where urinary tract infections are endemic: genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of sequence type 131 isolates of the CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing lineage.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2012
Hussain Arif, Ewers Christa, Nandanwar Nishant, Guenther Sebastian, Jadhav Savita, Wieler Lothar H, Ahmed Niyaz
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Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (O25b:H4), associated with the CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and linked predominantly to the community-onset antimicrobial-resistant infections, has globally emerged as a public health concern. However, scant attention is given to the understanding of the molecular epidemiology of these strains in high-burden countries such as India. Of the 100 clinical E....
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