Resistome and Virulome of Multi-Drug Resistant <i>E. coli</i> ST131 Isolated from Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities in the Northern Italian Region

Resistome and Virulome of Multi-Drug Resistant <i>E. coli</i> ST131 Isolated from Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities in the Northern Italian Region

Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are important reservoirs of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria which colonize patients transferred from the hospital, or they may emerge in the facility as a result of mutation or gene transfer. In the present study, we characterized, from a molecular point of v...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Cherubini, Mariagrazia Perilli, Anna Maria Azzini, Evelina Tacconelli, Laura Maccacaro, Alda Bazaj, Laura Naso, Gianfranco Amicosante, LTCF-Veneto Working Group, Giuliana Lo Cascio, Alessandra Piccirilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
<i>E. coli</i>
WGS
antibiotic resistance genes
β-lactamases
virulome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/1/213

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