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CTX-M beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in French hospitals: prevalence, molecular epidemiology, and risk factors.

Lavigne JP, Marchandin H, Delmas J, Moreau J, Bouziges N, Lecaillon E, Cavalie L, Jean-Pierre H, Bonnet R, Sotto A

Laboratoire Universitaire d'Antibiologie, Faculté de Médecine, CS83021, Avenue Kennedy, 30908 Nîmes Cedex 02, France.

In 2004, 65 CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli isolates were collected from infected patients in four French hospitals. The blaCTX-M-15 genes were predominant. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis highlighted a clonal propagation of CTX-M-15-producing strains belonging to phylogenetic group B2, notably in the community. The main risk factors for acquiring these isolates were urinary tract infections or the presence of a urinary catheter in diabetic or renal failure patients.

Published 5 February 2007 in J Clin Microbiol, 45(2): 620-6.
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