Emergence of a novel extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing, fluoroquinolone-resistant clone of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli in Kumasi, Ghana

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Feb;51(2):728-30. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03006-12. Epub 2012 Dec 12.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial* / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / classification
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects*
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
  • Fluoroquinolones / pharmacology*
  • Ghana
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • beta-Lactamases