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Epidemiological and clinical features for cefepime heteroresistant Escherichia coli infections in Southwest China.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Apr 2016
Ma W, Sun J, Yang S, Zhang L
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic heteroresistance (PHR) is common in a weight of microbes and plays an important role in the evolution of antibiotic resistance. However, PHR to cefepime (FEP-PHR) among invasive Escherichia coli (E. coli) has not been reported. This study aimed to report the characteristics of invasive E. coli with FEP-PHR traits and further to investigate the predisposing factors for its acquisition. A retrospective...
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