First Report of IMI-2-Producing <i>Enterobacter bugandensis</i> and CTX-M-55-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolated from Healthy Volunteers in Tunisia

• Main Authors: Rym Ben Sallem (Author), Ameni Arfaoui (Author), Afef Najjari (Author), Isabel Carvalho (Author), Abdelmalek Lekired (Author), Hadda-Imen Ouzari (Author), Karim Ben Slama (Author), Alex Wong (Author), Carmen Torres (Author), Naouel Klibi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria among healthy humans in Tunisia. Fifty-one rectal swabs of healthy volunteers were plated on MacConkey agar plates supplemented with cefo...