Detection of Antibiotic Resistance Determinants and Their Transmissibility among Clinically Isolated Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli from South India

Niranjana Mahalingam,Bhavani Manivannan,Balaram Khamari,Shivakumara Siddaramappa,Sudeshna Adak,Eswarappa Pradeep Bulagonda

Detection of Antibiotic Resistance Determinants and Their Transmissibility among Clinically Isolated Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli from South India

2018

Niranjana Mahalingam
Bhavani Manivannan
Balaram Khamari
Shivakumara Siddaramappa
Sudeshna Adak
Eswarappa Pradeep Bulagonda

Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of the CTX-M, TEM, SHV, VIM, NDM, and OXA genes in carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and their transmissibility at a tertiary care hospital in south India.

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Transmissibility (vibration)
Medicine
Cardiology
Internal medicine
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance
Carbapenem resistant Escherichia coli
Intergenic region
Bacteria
RAPD
Escherichia coli
Enterobacteriaceae
16S ribosomal RNA
Mobile genetic elements

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