Antibiotic resistance pattern and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing enteroaggregative <em>Escherichia coli</em> isolates in children from southwest Iran

Mansour Amin, Mehrandokht Sirous, Hazhir Javaherizadeh, Mohammad Motamedifar, Morteza Saki, Hojat Veisi, Saeedeh Ebrahimi, Sakineh Seyed–Mohammadi, Mohammad Hashemzadeh

Infection and Drug Resistance · 2018 · 33 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

The high detection rate of ESBL-producing EAEC isolates accompanied with virulence genes highlights a need to restrict infection control policies in order to prevent further dissemination of the resistant and virulent EAEC strains.

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