Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Genes in Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water in Khartoum, Sudan

Waterborne Escherichia coli are a major reservoir of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Carbapenem-resistance, especially when mediated by transferable carbapenemase-encoding genes, is spreading worldwide and causing dramatically limiting treatment options. In our country, studies for the detection of...

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Main Authors: Neama Esmat Mahmoud, Hisham N. Altayb, Reem Majzoub Gurashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2571293