CTX-M type beta-lactamases among fecal Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in non-hospitalized children and adults

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 428-432

  Ho, Pak Leung ^a   Wong, River Chun Wai ^b   Chow, Kin Hung ^b   Yip, Kenneth ^a   Wong, Samson Sai Yin ^a   Que, Tak Lun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Beta lactamases; Drug resistance, microbial; Epidemiology; Escherichia coli; Feces

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE SHV; CTX M BETA LACTAMASE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONJUGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; CEPHALOSPORINASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 60249100864     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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