Prevalence of <i>bla</i> <sub>CTX-M</sub> Genes in Gram-Negative Bloodstream Isolates across 66 Hospitals in the United States
Pranita D. Tamma, Tiffeny T. Smith, Ayomikun Adebayo, Sara M. Karaba, Emily Jacobs, Teresa Wakefield, Thi Hoang Duong Nguyen, Natalie N. Whitfield, Patricia J. Simner
Abstract
Understanding bacterial species at highest risk for harboring bla CTX-M genes is necessary to guide antibiotic treatment. We identified the species-specific prevalence of bla CTX-M genes in clinical isolates from the United States.
Topics & Concepts
GramBiologyBloodstream infectionMicrobiologyBacteremiaVirologyGeneticsAntibioticsBacteriaAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing