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Open Access
01-05-2014 | Poster presentation
Fluoroquinolone resistance among CTX-M producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli from HIV and non-HIV patients in South India
Authors:
Kesavaram Padmavathy, Padma Krishnan, S Rajasekaran
Published in:
BMC Infectious Diseases
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Special Issue 3/2014
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Excerpt
Extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) especially, the CTX-M producing Escherichia coli has emerged world wide as the leading cause of community onset UTI in the era of antibiotic resistance. The CTX-M producers often exhibit co-resistance towards fluoroquinolones and are a growing challenge to patient care. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of fluoroquinolone resistance among CTX-M producing uropathogenic E.coli (UPEC). …