Genomic Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli From Outpatients With Diarrhea in Shenzhen, China, 2015–2020

Genomic Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli From Outpatients With Diarrhea in Shenzhen, China, 2015–2020

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the leading cause of severe diarrhea in children and the most common cause of diarrhea in travelers. However, most ETEC infections in Shenzhen, China were from indigenous adults. In this study, we characterized 106 ETEC isolates from indigenous outpatients...

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Main Authors: Chao Yang, Yinghui Li, Le Zuo, Min Jiang, Xianglilan Zhang, Li Xie, Miaomiao Luo, Yiying She, Lei Wang, Yixiang Jiang, Shuang Wu, Rui Cai, Xiaolu Shi, Yujun Cui, Chengsong Wan, Qinghua Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
molecular epidemiology
whole genome sequencing (WGS)
virulence factor
antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
pathogenicity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.732068/full

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