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. 2017 Jan 24;61(2):e02071-16.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.02071-16. Print 2017 Feb.

Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and/or Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Yellow-Legged Gulls from Barcelona, Spain

Andrea Vergara  1 , Cristina Pitart  1   2 , Tomás Montalvo  3   4 , Ignasi Roca  2 , Sara Sabaté  3 , Juan Carlos Hurtado  1   2 , Raquel Planell  3 , Francesc Marco  1 , Beatriz Ramírez  3 , Víctor Peracho  3 , Mercé de Simón  3 , Jordi Vila  5   2
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Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and/or Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Yellow-Legged Gulls from Barcelona, Spain

Andrea Vergara et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. .

Abstract

Seventy-two (54.5%) out of 132 fecal samples from a group of yellow-legged gulls in Barcelona, Spain, were positive for Escherichia coli producing either extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) (51.5%), carbapenemase (1.5%), or cephamycinase (1.5%). The isolation of two carbapenemase-producing E. coli strains is a matter of concern.

Keywords: E. coli; ESBL; carbapenemases.

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Location of sites where positive (green) and negative (red) samples were collected (Barcelona, Spain).
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