Emergence of ST131 H30-Rx Subclones among Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Two Large Hospitals of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Yun Mei Lai

doi:10.51200/bjms.v11i3.976

Emergence of ST131 H30-Rx Subclones among Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Two Large Hospitals of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Yun Mei Lai

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https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v11i3.976

Abstract

Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) carries multiple drug resistance (MDR) genes as well as virulence genes. Drug resistant characteristics give a management problem to health care personnel. Four MDR Escherichia coli ST131 H30-Rx subclones were identified among 80 Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) isolates by using 4 allelic-specific Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) in two hospitals of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
There is emergence of multidrug resistant E. coli in Kota Kinabalu.

Keywords: Uropathogenic E. coli, ST131 H30-Rx subclones, multiple drug resistance, hospitals of Kota Kinabalu

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2017-12-12

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Lai, Y. M. (2017). Emergence of ST131 H30-Rx Subclones among Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Two Large Hospitals of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 11(3), 19–24. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v11i3.976

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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2017): BORNEO JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES VOLUME 11, ISSUE 3, 2017

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