Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli isolates causing hospital- and community-acquired infections in Tunisia (2001–2019): expansion of CTX-M-15-C2 and CTX-M-27-C1 ST131 subclades

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ABSTRACT The prevalence of infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) and carbapenemase-producing E. coli (CP-EC) is increasing worldwide. We investigated the epidemiology of ESBL-EC and CP-EC causing hospital-acquired (HA) infections in a large teaching hospital in Tunisia over the last two decades and compared it with a collection of 107 community-acquired...