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Molecular and epidemiological characterization of enterobacterial multidrug-resistant strains in Tlemcen Hospital (Algeria) (2008-2010).
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2013
Baba Ahmed-Kazi Tani Zaket, Decré Dominique, Genel Nathalie, Boucherit-Otmani Zahia, Arlet Guillaume, Drissi Mourad
Abstract excerpt
Seventy-one isolates of Enterobacteriaceae (17 Escherichia coli, 50 Klebsiella pneumoniae, and 4 Enterobacter cloacae) producing extended-spectrum-β-lactamases (ESBLs) were collected between April 2008 and March 2010 in an intensive care unit and surgical ward of Tlemcen Hospital (West of Algeria). Sequencing identified the bla(CTX-M-15) determinant in 69 isolates and bla(CTX-M-3) in 2 isolates. None of the...
Topics
- Algeria
- Enterobacter cloacae
- Enterobacteriaceae Infections
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Genotype
- Humans
- Intensive Care Units
- Klebsiella Infections
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
