Fecal carriage of ESBL-producing <em>Escherichia coli</em> in Egyptian patients admitted to the Medical Research Institute hospital, Alexandria University

Commensal ESBL-producing <em>E. coli</em> represent a reservoir for resistance genes therefore, their detection is crucial to restrain the spread of beta-lactam resistance. Hence, the aim of the present study was phenotypic and genotypic characterization of commensal ESBL-producing <e...

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Main Authors: Amira ElBaradei, Dalia Ali Maharem, Ola Kader, Mustafa Kareem Ghareeb, Iman S. Naga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2020-12-01
Series:AIMS Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/microbiol.2020025?viewType=HTML