The present study highlights the incidence of carbapenemase among clinical isolates of E. coli combined with extended β-lactamases activity. Phenotypic screening methods were valuable for detection of different types of resistance. The common genes responsible for carbapenem resistance were IMP, VIM, and NDM. Further studies are recommended with more included E. coli isolates.
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