Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Bangladesh

Taslima T. Lina; Bijay K. Khajanchi; Ishrat J. Azmi; Mohammad Aminul Islam; Belal Mahmood; Mahmuda Akter; Atanu Banik; Rumana Alim; Armando Navarro; Gabriel Perez; Alejandro Cravioto; Kaisar A. Talukder

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108735

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Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Bangladesh

Taslima T. Lina,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Bijay K. Khajanchi,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Ishrat J. Azmi,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mohammad Aminul Islam,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Belal Mahmood,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Mahmuda Akter,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Atanu Banik,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Rumana Alim,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Armando Navarro,

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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Gabriel Perez,

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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Alejandro Cravioto,

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Kaisar A. Talukder

* E-mail: kaisar@icddrb.org

Affiliation Centre for Food and Water Borne Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Bangladesh

Taslima T. Lina,
Bijay K. Khajanchi,
Ishrat J. Azmi,
Mohammad Aminul Islam,
Belal Mahmood,
Mahmuda Akter,
Atanu Banik,
Rumana Alim,
Armando Navarro,
Gabriel Perez

Published: October 10, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108735

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