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
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Language: | English |
Published: |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4622254/
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