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Antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of Escherichia coli isolated from humans and foods.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jan 2000
Melo Daniela Benevides, Menezes Ana Paula de Oliveira, Reis Joice Neves, Guimarães Alaíse Gil
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic resistance has increased in recent years, raising the concern of public health authorities. We conducted a study of Escherichia coli isolates obtained from human and food samples to assess the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and to determine the genotype and clonal relationship of 84 E. coli isolates (48 from humans and 36 from foods). An antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed using the...
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