Molecular characterization of plasmids encoding CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamase associated with the ST131 Escherichia coli clone in Belgium

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1828-1830

  Montesinos, Isabel ^a   Rodriguez Villalobos, Hector ^b   De Mendonça, Ricardo ^a   Bogaerts, Pierre ^c   Deplano, Ariane ^a   Glupczynski, Youri ^c  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

B2 phylogroup; ESBLs; PC15; PEK499

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA-LACTAMASE CTX-M-15; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BELGIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BELGIUM; BETA-LACTAMASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 77954694547     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq208     Document Type: Letter

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