Fosfomycin Resistance in Escherichia coli, Pennsylvania, USA

Fosfomycin Resistance in Escherichia coli, Pennsylvania, USA

Fosfomycin resistance in Escherichia coli is rare in the United States. An extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing E. coli clinical strain identified in Pennsylvania, USA, showed high-level fosfomycin resistance caused by the fosA3 gene. The IncFII plasmid carrying this gene had a structure similar...

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Main Authors: Alrowais, Hind, McElheny, Christi L., Spychala, Caressa N., Sastry, Sangeeta, Guo, Qinglan, Butt, Adeel A., Doi, Yohei
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4622254/

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