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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 76(2): 222-6, 2013 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23541688
ABSTRACT
The extended-spectrum ß-lactamase gene bla(CTX-M-15) was almost ubiquitous in diverse antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from surface water around Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Forty-eight isolates represented 34 multi-locus sequence types and a variety of plasmid replicons were identified in association with bla(CTX-M-15) and other resistance genes. This water is likely to be an important source of transmissible antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh.