Detection of ESBLs in Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) Isolates Associated with Infantile Diarrhea in Kut City | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 403-412 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Jinan A. Shamki; Alaa H. Al-Charrakh; Jawad K. Al-Khafaji | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A total of 325 fecal specimens were collected from children with diarrhea. 28 E. coli isolates (8.6%) were recovered and serotypically identified as EPEC. Results found that the highest numbers of the EPEC isolates were belonging to polyvalent I, with the following serotypes, O111: k58(B4) (54%), O55:k59(B5) (14%). The antibiotic susceptibility phenotypes of the EPEC isolates were also determined. All isolates (100%) were multi-drug resistants. None of the isolates were found to be resistant to imipenem. All isolates have been found resistant to at least one β-lactam antibiotic and 27 isolates (96.4%) were able to produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs). This study showed that the prevalence of ESBL among EPEC producers is higher than previous studies in Iraq. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Enteropathogenic E; coli; prevalence; Detection; ESBLs | ||
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