Genetic diversity of extraintestinal Escherichia coli strains producers of beta-lactamases TEM, SHV and CTX-M associated with healthcare

• Published in: Biomédica
• Main Authors: Yasmin Varela, Beatriz Millán, María Araque
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2017
• Subjects: Escherichia coli; infección hospitalaria; betalactamasas; filogenia; reacción en cadena de la polimerasa; Medicine; R; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Cadena
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v37i3.3324; https://doaj.org/article/d3bf9acbc6e34182837acaa043fb5567

Introduction: There are few reports from Venezuela describing the genetic basis that sustains the pathogenic potential and phylogenetics of Escherichia coli extraintestinal strains isolated in health care units. Objective: To establish the genetic diversity of extraintestinal E. coli strains produce...