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Prevalence and characteristics of Escherichia coli sequence type 131 and its H30 and H30Rx subclones: a multicenter study from Korea.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Feb 2016
Kim Soo-Young, Park Yeon-Joon, Johnson James R, Yu Jin Kyung, Kim Yong-Kyun, Kim Yeong Sic
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We investigated the prevalence and characteristics of Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) and its subclones among 268 E. coli isolates. The isolates were collected from 21 Korean hospitals without use of selection criteria and were screened for ST131 status by PCR. ST131 isolates were characterized for extended-spectrum β-lactamase variants, fluoroquinolone resistance genes, plasmid addiction systems, and...
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