Article
Molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli sequence type 131 and its H30/H30-Rx subclones recovered from extra-intestinal infections: first report of OXA-48 producing ST131 clone from Iran.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2017
Hojabri Z, Mirmohammadkhani M, Kamali F, Ghassemi K, Taghavipour S, Pajand O
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) O25b-ST131 clone of Escherichia coli is well established as a significant cause of extra-intestinal infections worldwide. However, there have been no studies about the prevalence of ST131 and its H30/H30Rx subclones from Iran. The prevalence of ST131 was 29.8% among phylogroups B2, D, and F of E.coli isolates recovered from extra-intestinal infections. Fifty-seven (90.4%) and six (9.6%)...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Female
