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Nationwide high prevalence of CTX-M and an increase of CTX-M-55 in Escherichia coli isolated from patients with community-onset infections in Chinese county hospitals.
BMC infectious diseases - 3 Dec 2014
Zhang Jing, Zheng Beiwen, Zhao Lina, Wei Zeqing, Ji Jinru, Li Lanjuan, Xiao Yonghong
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BACKGROUND: In order to investigate the epidemiology, molecular characteristics, and distribution of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- and AmpC-producing Escherichia coli from community-onset infections in Chinese county hospitals. METHODS: E. coli isolates were collected from patients with community-onset infections in 30 county hospitals. ESBL activity was confirmed by double-disc diffusion. Genetic...
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