Occurrence and Antibiogram of Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin- and Cephamycin-Resistant Escherichia coli in Asymptomatic University Students

Background: Apparently healthy individuals could serve as reservoirs and disseminators of extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC)- and cephamycin (cefoxitin, FOX)-resistant, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing (ESBL-P) Escherichia coli which jeopardizes antibacterial therapy thereby posing a t...

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Main Authors: Madubuike Umunna Anyanwu, Chiamaka Felicitas Okpalanwa, Raymond Nduka Ugwuanyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alborz University of Medical Sciences 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Enteric Pathogens
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Online Access:http://enterpathog.abzums.ac.ir/PDF/ijep-4268