Prevalence and characteristics of ST131 clone among unselected clinical Escherichia coli in a Chinese university hospital

Abstract Background Escherichia coli clinical sequence type 131 (ST131) has emerged as an extensively antimicrobial resistant E. coli clonal group in recent years throughout the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and molecular characteristics of ST131 among unselected E....

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Main Authors: Bin Li, Yanfang Lu, Fangjun Lan, Qingwen He, Chen Li, Yingping Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0274-0