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Extended-spectrum β-lactamases and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in enterobacterial clinical isolates from neonates in Tunisia.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Sept 2017
Charfi Karama, Grami Raoudha, Ben Jeddou Abir, Messaoudi Aziza, Mani Yosra, Bouallegue Olfa, Boujaafar Noureddine, Aouni Mahjoub, Mammeri Hedi, Mansour Wejdène
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This study was conducted to investigate extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates from the Center of Maternity and Neonatology of Monastir, Tunisia. Fourty-six strains out of 283 were found to produce ESBL: Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 37), Escherichia coli (n = 6), Enterobacter cloacae (n = 2), and Citrobacter freundi (n = 1). Genotyping analysis, using ERIC2 and RAPD, showed that...
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