Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Malian Orphanage

Didier Tandé

, Nelle Jallot, Flabou Bougoudogo, Tracey Montagnon, Stéphanie Gouriou, and Jacques Sizun

Author affiliations: Brest University Hospital, Brest, France (D. Tandé, N. Jallot, T. Montagnon, S. Gouriou, J. Sizun); Bretagne Occidentale University, Brest (D. Tandé, S. Gouriou); National Institute of Research in Public Health, Bamako, Mali (F. Bougoudogo)

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Representative XbaI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli. Isolates denoted A originate from adults, P from children <4 months of age, M from children 4–12 months of age, G from children >12 months of age, and E and R from environmental samples.

Figure. Representative XbaI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli. Isolates denoted A originate from adults, P from children <4 months of age, M from children 4–12 months of age, G from children >12 months of age, and E and R from environmental samples.

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