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Prevalence of day-care centre children (France) with faecal CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli comprising O25b:H4 and O16:H5 ST131 strains.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 May 2014
Blanc Véronique, Leflon-Guibout Véronique, Blanco Jorge, Haenni Marisa, Madec Jean-Yves, Rafignon Gwenaële, Bruno Pascale, Mora Azucena, Lopez Cecilia, Dahbi Ghizlane, Dunais Brigitte, Anastay Magali, Branger Catherine, Moreau Richard, Pradier Christian, Nicolas-Chanoine Marie-Hélène
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OBJECTIVES: Determining the prevalence of children in day-care centres (DCCs) carrying faecal extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae and molecularly characterizing those belonging to the Escherichia coli species. METHODS: Stools were collected from children's diapers (January-April 2012) in randomly chosen DCCs and plated onto ChromID ESBL. Colonies growing on this medium were...
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