CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from community-acquired urinary tract infections in Valledupar, Colombia

OBJECTIVE: Describe the presence of CTX-M-1 phylogenetic subgroup extended-spectrum i-lactamases (ESBL), associated with TEM and SHV genes, and the gene encoding cephalosporinase, CMY-2 in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from community-acquired urinary tract infections. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Pedro Martinez, Denisse Garzón, Salim Mattar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000500003&lng=en&tlng=en