CTX-M-15–producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli as Cause of Travelers’ Diarrhea

CTX-M-15–producing Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli as Cause of Travelers’ Diarrhea

Travelers’ diarrhea is a major public health problem. From patients in whom diarrhea developed after travel to India, 5 enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strains carrying β-lactamase CTX-M-15 were identified; 3 belonged to clonal complex sequence type 38. This β-lactamase contributes to the multidr...

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Main Authors: Elisabet Guiral, Eva Mendez-Arancibia, Sara M. Soto, Pilar Salvador, Juan José González-López, Joaquim Gascón, Jordi Vila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
blaCTX-M-15
enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
diarrhea
resistance mechanisms
travelers’ diarrhea
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/10/11-0022_article

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