Molecular characteristics of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from hospitalized patients in Tehran, Iran

Abstract Background We evaluated the distribution of carbapenem and colistin resistance mechanisms of clinical E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates from Iran. Methods 165 non-duplicate non-consecutive isolates of K. pneumoniae and E. coli were collected from hospitalized patients admitted to Iran'...

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Main Authors: Javad Yasbolaghi Sharahi, Ali Hashemi, Abdollah Ardebili, Sara Davoudabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-021-00437-8