SUMMARY Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) strains are responsible for a
majority of human extraintestinal infections globally, resulting in enormous direct medical …

Antimicrobial resistance has become one of the greatest threats to public health, with rising
resistance to carbapenems being a particular concern due to the lack of effective and safe …

Antibiotic resistance has increased markedly in gram-negative bacteria over the last two
decades, and in many cases has been associated with increased mortality and healthcare …

In the last decades, antimicrobial resistance has become a global threat to public health
systems worldwide. Among those bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health …

Carbapenemases are β-lactamase enzymes that hydrolyze a variety of β-lactams including
carbapenem and belong to different Ambler classes (A, B, D). These enzymes can be …

We investigated antimicrobial resistance trends and characteristics of ESBL-producing
Escherichia coli isolates from pets and whether this correlates with antibiotic usage in the …

Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli infections are a growing public health concern. This
study analyzed the possibility of contamination of commercial poultry meat (broiler and free …

Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131), a pandemic clone responsible for the high
incidence of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) infections, has been known widely …

The plasmid-mediated high-level tigecycline resistance gene, tet (X4), was detected in
seven Escherichia coli isolates from pork in two Chinese provinces. Two isolates belonged …

Background Carriage of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in humans may
contribute to the dissemination of CRE and impact on communities and healthcare facilities …