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Prevalent combination of virulence and plasmidic-encoded resistance in ST 131 Escherichia coli strains.
Virulence - 15 Nov 2013
Calhau Vera, Ribeiro Graça, Mendonça Nuno, Da Silva Gabriela Jorge
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli ST131 is an important cause of multidrug-resistant infections. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the concomitant presence of resistance plasmids and pathogenicity islands (PAIs) in ST131 E. coli. From 97 extraintestinal E. coli characterized for antimicrobial susceptibility and extended-spectrum β-lactamase production, 16% of isolates were identified as CTX-M-15 producers. These strains...
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