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Cephalosporin resistant Escherichia coli from cancer patients in Cairo, Egypt.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 May 2013
Abdelaziz Mohammed O, Bonura Celestino, Aleo Aurora, Fasciana Teresa, Calà Cinzia, Mammina Caterina
Abstract excerpt
Cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli has been increasingly reported worldwide. In this study, 32 cephalosporin resistant E. coli isolates identified from cancer patients in Cairo, Egypt in 2009-2010 were analyzed. Twenty-three were of phylogenetic group D, seven A and one each B1 and B2. By rep-PCR 15 phylogroup D isolates were grouped in four clusters, one with sequence type (ST) 405 and three ST68....
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