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Antibiogram and beta-lactamase genes among cefotaxime resistant E. coli from wastewater treatment plant.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control - 12 Mar 2020
Adegoke Anthony Ayodeji, Madu Chibuzor Ezinne, Aiyegoro Olayinka Ayobami, Stenström Thor Axel, Okoh Anthony Ifeanyi
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BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently classified Enterobacteriaceae resistance to third-generation cephalosporin into the group of pathogens with critical criteria for future research. METHODS: A study to assess the antibiogram and beta-lactamase genes among the cefotaxime resistant E. coli (CREc) from a South African wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) was conducted using standard phenotypic and...
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