Background This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence and molecular characteristics
of ciprofloxacin resistance among 346 Escherichia coli isolates collected from clinical …

Abstract Background Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is a major cause of urinary
tract infection (UTI); however, treatment of UTI has been challenging due to increased …

Faecal E. coli can act as reservoirs for resistance genes. Here, we analyzed prevalence of
drug resistance in faecal E. coli isolated from healthy children at a single kindergarten in …

Antimicrobial resistance-associated infections have become a major threat to global health.
The gut microbiome serves as a major reservoir of bacteria with antibiotic resistance genes; …

Background: Antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative bacteria has been growing,
particularly in developing countries, like Iran. The emergence and spread of carbapenem …

Fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli, particularly sequence type 131
(ST131), is becoming a global concern. This study aimed at determining the prevalence rate …

Methods A total of 1,200 urine specimens were collected from patients suspected of having
UTIs referred to a teaching hospital affiliated with Zabol University of Medical Sciences …

Animals used in food production have been identified as one of the major primary sources of
antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria within the Enterobacteriaceae family. The …

This study was carried out to determine the antibiotic susceptibility profile and the production
of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) by Escherichia coli isolated from cow dung in Owo metropolis …

The emergence of multi-drug resistant and Extended Beta-lactamase producing E. coli
O157: H7 is a general public health problem. Food samples of animal origin are …