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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2008, p. 1110-1112, Vol. 46, No. 3
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01974-07
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Dissemination of CTX-M-15 β-Lactamase Genes Carried on Inc FI and FII Plasmids among Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli in a University Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey

Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul 34303, Turkey,¹ Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul 34300, Turkey,² Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul 34300, Turkey,³ Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, 00161 Rome, Italy,⁴ Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Heath Hospital, University of Cardiff, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom⁵

Received 5 October 2007/ Returned for modification 12 November 2007/ Accepted 26 December 2007

The CTX-M-1 group was found in 86.8% of the Escherichia coli isolates from Istanbul. A subset study revealed all isolates carrying bla_CTX-M-15 genes flanked by the insertion element ISEcp1. Plasmid typing of transconjugates carrying bla_CTX-M-15 showed that most isolates belonged to the Inc/rep FII group but that one isolate also belonged to the FI group.

Published ahead of print on 9 January 2008.

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