Open AccessAntibiotic-resistant ST38, ST131 and ST405 strains are the leading uropathogenicEscherichia coliclones in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Majed F. Alghoribi,
Tarek M. Gibreel,
Garry Farnham,
Sameera M. Al Johani,
Hanan H. Balkhy,
Mathew Upton
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv188
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , biology , bacteria , medicine , gene , genetics
We investigated the molecular epidemiology of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) from a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, revealing, for the first time, the population structure of UPEC in the region.
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