Emergence and Dissemination of ST131 Escherichia coli Isolates Among Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Asian Countries.
Microb Drug Resist
; 23(1): 79-82, 2017 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-27096168
ABSTRACT
We investigated the molecular epidemiology and microbiological characteristics of 51 Escherichia coli isolates causing hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in eight Asian areas. Sequence type 131 (ST131) was the most prevalent among E. coli isolates causing HAP, especially in South Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines. The current study showed that CTX-M-15-producing E. coli ST131 has emerged in and disseminated among patients with HAP in Asia. Our data suggest that this pandemic clone poses an important public health threat even in nosocomial infections.
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Assunto principal:
Infecção Hospitalar
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Pneumonia Bacteriana
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Escherichia coli
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Infecções por Escherichia coli
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
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En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article