CTX-M enzymes: origin and diffusion

R Cantón, JM González-Alba, JC Galán - Frontiers in microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
CTX-M β-lactamases are considered a paradigm in the evolution of a resistance
mechanism. Incorporation of different chromosomal bla CTX-M related genes from different …

Extended-spectrum β-lactamases: a clinical update

DL Paterson, RA Bonomo - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are a rapidly evolving group of β-lactamases
which share the ability to hydrolyze third-generation cephalosporins and aztreonam yet are …

Extended-spectrum β-lactamases in the 21st century: characterization, epidemiology, and detection of this important resistance threat

PA Bradford - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY β-Lactamases continue to be the leading cause of resistance to β-lactam
antibiotics among gram-negative bacteria. In recent years there has been an increased …

Genetics of Acquired Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Proteus spp.

D Girlich, RA Bonnin, L Dortet, T Naas - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Proteus spp. are commensal Enterobacterales of the human digestive tract. At the same
time, P. mirabilis is commonly involved in urinary tract infections (UTI). P. mirabilis is …

Growing group of extended-spectrum β-lactamases: the CTX-M enzymes

R Bonnet - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
The production of-lactamases is the predominant cause of resistance to-lactam antibiotics in
gram-negative bacteria. These enzymes cleave the amide bond in the-lactam ring …

Epidemiology and genetics of CTX-M extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Gram-negative bacteria

WH Zhao, ZQ Hu - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
CTX-M enzymes, the plasmid-mediated cefotaximases, constitute a rapidly growing family of
extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) with significant clinical impact. CTX-Ms are found …

Prevalence and spread of extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase‐producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe

R Cantón, A Novais, A Valverde… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Extended‐spectrum β‐lactamases (ESBLs) represent a major threat among resistant
bacterial isolates. The first types described were derivatives of the TEM‐1, TEM‐2 and SHV …

β-Lactamases of Kluyvera ascorbata, Probable Progenitors of Some Plasmid-Encoded CTX-M Types

C Humeniuk, G Arlet, V Gautier, P Grimont… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Kluyvera ascorbata produces a β-lactamase that results in an atypical susceptibility pattern,
including low-level resistance to penicillins, cephalothin, and cefuroxime, but this resistance …

Diversity of CTX-M β-lactamases and their promoter regions from Enterobacteriaceae isolated in three Parisian hospitals

M Saladin, VTB Cao, T Lambert… - FEMS microbiology …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Nine clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae (six Escherichia coli and three Proteus mirabilis)
isolated in three Parisian hospitals between 1989 and 2000 showed a particular extended …

Plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum β-lactamase (CTX-M-3 like) from India and gene association with insertion sequence ISEcp1

A Karim, L Poirel, S Nagarajan… - FEMS microbiology …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Six non-clonally related enterobacterial isolates producing a same extended-spectrum β-
lactamase CTX-M-15 were isolated in 1999 from patients hospitalized in a New Delhi …