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Table 4 The distribution of resistance genes among DEC types

From: Prevalence, phylogeny, and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from children less than 5 years old with community acquired- diarrhea in Upper Egypt

E. coli types

N

TEM

gene

SHV

gene

CTX-M-15

gene

AmpC genes

DEC

66

24 (36.4%)

–

15 (22.7%)

–

EAEC

31

13 (41.9%)

–

7 (22.6%)

–

tEPEC

19

2 (10.5%)

–

2 (10.5%)

–

aEPEC

11

4 (36.4%)

–

3 (27.2%)

–

Co-infection

5

5 (100%)

–

3 (60%)

1 (20%) DHA gene

  1. EAEC enteroaggregative E. coli, tEPEC typical enteropathogenic E. coli, aEPEC A typical enteropathogenic E. coli
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