Dominance of ST131 Escherichia coli carrying blaCTX-M in patients with bloodstream infections caused by cephalosporin-resistant strains in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore: whole genome analysis of isolates from a randomised trial
P. Harris, N. Ben Zakour, L. W. Roberts, A. M. Wailan, H. M. Zowawi, P. A. Tambyah, D. C. Lye, R. Jureen, T. H. Lee, E. Izharuddin, M. Yin, D. Looke, N. Runnegar, B. Rogers, H. Bhally, , D. L. Paterson
The paper characterizes multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from bloodstream infections in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, finding ST131 dominates with blaCTX-M ESBLs, particularly blaCTX-M-15.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2017Microbiology