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Molecular typing of CTX-M-producing escherichia coli isolates from environmental water, swine feces, specimens from healthy humans, and human patients.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2013
Hu Yan-Yan, Cai Jia-Chang, Zhou Hong-Wei, Chi Dan, Zhang Xiao-Fei, Chen Wei-Liang, Zhang Rong, Chen Gong-Xiang
Abstract excerpt
CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli is the predominant type of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli worldwide. In this study, molecular typing was conducted for 139 CTX-M-producing E. coli isolates, phenotypically positive for ESBLs, isolated from environmental water, swine, healthy humans, and hospitalized patients in Hangzhou, China. The antibiotic resistance profiles of the isolates for the...
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