TABLE 2.
Distribution of CTX-M genes detected in 24 strains of Escherichia coli isolated from rectal swabs after foreign travela
Continent or region | No. of isolates |
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Group I |
Group IV |
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CTX-M-1 | CTX-M-15 | CTX-M-9 | CTX-M-14 | CTX-M-27 | |
Africa | 1 | ||||
Asia (India excluded) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
India | 7 | ||||
Southern Europe | 1 | 1 | |||
Middle East | 2 | 2 | |||
Total | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
PCR amplification with subtype-specific primers was used.