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Occurrence and characterization of class 1 integrons in Escherichia coli from healthy individuals and those with urinary infection.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 May 2017
Oliveira-Pinto Clarisse, Diamantino Cristiane, Oliveira Patrícia L, Reis Mariana P, Costa Patrícia S, Paiva Magna C, Nardi Regina M D, Magalhães Paula P, Chartone-Souza Edmar, Nascimento Andréa M A
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PURPOSE: Class 1 integrons are among the main vehicles that facilitate the spread of antibiotic-resistance genes, with serious public health consequences. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the presence of class 1 integrons and to characterize their variable regions, as well as the antimicrobial resistance profiles and phylogenetic groups of a collection of Escherichia coli isolates...
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