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The prevalence and mechanism of triclosan resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from urine samples in Wenzhou, China.
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control - 2 Oct 2020
Zeng Weiliang, Xu Wenya, Xu Ye, Liao Wenli, Zhao Yajie, Zheng Xiangkuo, Xu Chunquan, Zhou Tieli, Cao Jianming
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BACKGROUND: The widespread application of triclosan contributes to its residual deposition in urine, which provides an environment of long-term exposure to triclosan for the intestinal Escherichia coli. We determined the triclosan and antibiotic resistance characteristics of E. coli strains isolated from urine samples and further investigated the resistance mechanism and molecular epidemic characteristics of...
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