The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2008Vol. 61pp. -
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mh2008theintercontinental
Abstract
We describe a broadly disseminated, CTX-M-15-positive and virulent E. coli clonal group with highly homogeneous virulence genotypes and subgroups exhibiting highly similar PFGE profiles, suggesting recent emergence. Understanding how this clone has emerged and successfully disseminated within the ho …