Phenotypic and molecular characterization of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. causing childhood diarrhoea in Awka, South-Eastern Nigeria

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. causing childhood diarrhoea in Awka, South-Eastern Nigeria

Abstract Background Diarrhoea is a major cause of childhood disease in the developing countries. This experimental study investigated the prevalence of ESBL and MBL genes in enteropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. isolated from diarrheagenic children in Awka, Nigeria. Method...

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Main Authors: Ifeanyi Emmanuel Nwike, Malachy Chigozie Ugwu, Peter Chika Ejikeugwu, Nonye Treasure Ujam, Ifeanyichukwu Romanus Iroha, Charles Okechukwu Esimone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-07-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Subjects:
Diarrhoea
Multidrug resistance
Antibiotics
ESBL
MBL
Nigeria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-023-01076-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-023-01076-z

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