Extended-spectrum β-lactamases, transferable quinolone resistance, and virulotyping in extra-intestinal E. coli in Uruguay

Rafael Vignoli, Virginia García-Fulgueiras, Nicolás F. Cordeiro, Inés Bado, Verónica Seija, Paula Aguerrebere, Gabriel Laguna, Lucía Araújo, Cristina Bazet, Gabriel Gutkind,

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries · 2016 · 23 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

The successful dissemination of CTX-M-15-producing E.coli isolates seems to be linked to the spreading of high-risk clones and horizontal gene transfer. A trade-off between carrying more antibiotic resistance and less virulence-related genes could partially account for the evolutionary advantages featured by successful clones.

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