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Characteristics of CTX-M Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Multiple Rivers in Southern Taiwan.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Jan 2016
Chen Po-An, Hung Chih-Hsin, Huang Ping-Chih, Chen Jung-Ren, Huang I-Fei, Chen Wan-Ling, Chiou Yee-Hsuan, Hung Wan-Yu, Wang Jiun-Ling, Cheng Ming-Fang
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 has emerged as the leading cause of community-acquired urinary tract infections and bacteremia worldwide. Whether environmental water is a potential reservoir of these strains remains unclear. River water samples were collected from 40 stations in southern Taiwan from February to August 2014. PCR assay and multilocus sequence...
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