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Molecular characterization of multiresistant Escherichia coli producing or not extended-spectrum β-lactamases.
BMC microbiology - 16 Apr 2013
Ruiz del Castillo Belén, Vinué Laura, Román Elena Jesús, Guerra Beatriz, Carattoli Alessandra, Torres Carmen, Martínez-Martínez Luis
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence and type of plasmids, resistance genes and integrons carried by two collections of multiresistant E. coli producing or not extended-spectrum β-lactamases have been compared. Rep-PCR was used to determine the clonal relationship of the organisms. Plasmids were classified according to their incompatibility. Class 1 and Class 2 integrons and antibiotic resistance genes were analysed by PCR...
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