Fosfomycin Resistance in Escherichia coli, Pennsylvania, USA

Fosfomycin Resistance in Escherichia coli, Pennsylvania, USA

Fosfomycin resistance in Escherichia coli is rare in the United States. An extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing E. coli clinical strain identified in Pennsylvania, USA, showed high-level fosfomycin resistance caused by the fosA3 gene. The IncFII plasmid carrying this gene had a structure similar...

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Main Authors: Hind Alrowais, Christi L. McElheny, Caressa N. Spychala, Sangeeta Sastry, Qinglan Guo, Adeel A. Butt, Yohei Doi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
fosfomycin resistance
antimicrobial resistance
fosA3 gene
glutathione-S-transferase
extended-spectrum β-lactamase
ESBL
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/11/15-0750_article

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