Characterization of ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Clinical Samples in a Northern Portuguese Hospital: Predominance of CTX-M-15 and High Genetic Diversity.
Isabel CarvalhoJosé António CarvalhoSandra Martínez-ÁlvarezMadjid SadiRosa CapitaCarlos Alonso-CallejaFazle RabbiMaria de Lurdes Nunes Enes DapkeviciusGilberto IgrejasCarmen TorresPatrícia PoetaPublished in: Microorganisms (2021)
Different ESBL variants of CTX-M (especially CTX-M-15) and SHV-type (specially SHV-12) were detected among CTX/CAZRE. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates, in occasions associated with carbapenemase genes (blaKPC2/3 gene).