Prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases among uropathogenic isolates in southwestern Iran

Objectives This study was undertaken to evaluate AmpC β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli urine isolates and to characterize the frequency of plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC)-encoding genes. Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed using the disk diffusion technique. AmpC β-lactamas...

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Main Authors: Nabi Jomehzadeh, Khadijeh Ahmadi, Zahra Rahmani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 2021-12-01
Series:Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
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Online Access:http://ophrp.org/upload/pdf/j-phrp-2021-0272.pdf