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Incidence and molecular characterization of the extended spectrum beta lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infections in Eastern Saudi Arabia

Fahad A. Mashwal, Salah H. El Safi, Siju K. George, Ahmed A. Adam and Arulanantham Z. Jebakumar
Saudi Medical Journal August 2017, 38 (8) 811-815; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.8.18578
Fahad A. Mashwal
From the Clinical Laboratory Science Department, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Salah H. El Safi
From the Clinical Laboratory Science Department, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Siju K. George
From the Clinical Laboratory Science Department, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed A. Adam
From the Clinical Laboratory Science Department, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Arulanantham Z. Jebakumar
From the Clinical Laboratory Science Department, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Medical Journal Aug 2017, 38 (8) 811-815; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.8.18578
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