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Prevalence and types of extended spectrum β-lactamases among urinary Escherichia coli isolates in Moroccan community.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Jan 2000
Barguigua Abouddihaj, El Otmani Fatima, Talmi Mustapha, Zerouali Khalid, Timinouni Mohammed
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This study was designed to characterize extended-spectrum-β-lactamases (ESBL) produced by Escherichia coli isolates causing community urinary tract infections over a 2-year period (2010 and 2011) in a Moroccan large geographical region. Molecular characterization was done by using PCR and sequencing of the β-lactamases genes and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants. Among 1174 isolates, 49 (4.1%)...
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