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Prevalence and genotypic analysis of plasmid-mediated β-lactamases among urinary Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Moroccan community.
The Journal of antibiotics - 1 Jan 2013
Barguigua Abouddihaj, El Otmani Fatima, Talmi Mustapha, Reguig Ahmed, Jamali Loubna, Zerouali Khalid, Timinouni Mohammed
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The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and molecular characterization of the extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from community acquired urinary tract infections and collected in five Moroccan cities during a 2010 survey. In all, 34 (7.5%) of the 453 K. pneumoniae isolates studied were positive for an ESBL phenotype and 91.1% of these isolates were multidrug...
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