Molecular epidemiology of bla CTX-M gene-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli among Iranian kidney transplant patients: clonal dissemination of CC131 and CC10

• Main Authors: Mehrdad Halaji (Author), Shahrzad Shahidi (Author), Behrooz Ataei (Author), Abdolamir Atapour (Author), Awat Feizi (Author), Seyed Asghar Havaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the phylogenetic characterization and virulence traits of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) isolated from kidney transplant patients (KTPs) as well as non-KTPs and analyze the clonal distribution of Extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs)-produc...