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Prevalence of blaCTX-M and Emergence of blaCTX-M-5-Carrying Escherichia coli in Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Northern Thailand.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 May 2021
Punyadi Phirapat, Thongngen Phetrada, Kiddee Anong, Assawatheptawee Kanit, Tansawai Uttapoln, Bunchu Nophawan, Niumsup Pannika R
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This study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) among blow fly (Chrysomya megacephala) populations in Northern Thailand. Of 600 blow flies collected from rural (n = 400) and urban (n = 200) areas, 334 blow flies carried ESBL-EC (55.7%). Prevalence of ESBL-EC in blow flies captured from rural areas was significantly higher than that...
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