Genomic Analysis of CTX-M-Group-1-Producing Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli (ExPEc) from Patients with Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) from Colombia.
Elsa De La CadenaMaría Fernanda MojicaNathaly CastilloAdriana CorreaTobías Manuel AppelJuan Carlos García-BetancurChristian José PallaresMaría Virginia VillegasPublished in: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
Our study revealed the circulation of the E. coli ST131, O25b:H4-B2-H30-Rx subclone, harboring CTX-M-15, QRDR mutations, and other resistant genes. The association of the H30-Rx subclone with sepsis and rapid dissemination warrants attention from the public health and infections control.