MicrobiologybioRxiv
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…·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.
DOI 10.1093/jac/dkx466