在泌尿病原性大肠杆菌 (Escherichia coli) 中获得的卡巴酶基因的分布

Shervindokht Ahmadi1, Fatemeh Foroohi1, Maryam Shirzadian1

  • 1Department of Microbiology, ShQ.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahr-E Qods, Iran.

概括

该研究发现,在尿病原性大肠杆菌中,卡巴酶基因的高患病率,特别是blaSPM,有助于增加多药耐药性尿路感染. 需要紧急重新评估尿路感染治疗策略,以应对日益增长的耐药性.

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