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

Escherichia coli strains belonging to diverse pathotypes have increasingly been recognized
as a major public health concern. The β-lactam antibiotics have been used successfully to …

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the most common cause of community-and
hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs). Isolates from uncomplicated community …

Recent reports raised concerns about the role that farm stock may play in the dissemination
of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria. This study characterized the …

Escherichia coli strains O45: K1: H7 are implicated in severe human infections such as
meningitis. Since an increasing prevalence of serogroup O45 among avian pathogenic …

The presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) including those expressing ESBLs and
AmpC-β-lactamases in Escherichia coli inhabiting the aquatic environments is a serious …

The objective of this study was to assess the antimicrobial resistance of enteroaggregative
Escherichia coli (EAEC) and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) strains causing traveler's …

Background: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-encoding genes are frequently
mapped to plasmids, yet few of these structures have been characterized at the molecular …

Resistance to amoxicillin-clavulanate, a widely used beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor
combination antibiotic, is rising globally, and yet susceptibility testing remains challenging …

Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and molecular
epidemiology of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli causing healthcare-associated (HCA) and …