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Increased extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing E. coli in Japan resulted mainly from a clade containing this gene.

The EIA kit is useful for the rapid diagnosis of MAC-PD and for differentiating MAC-PD from pulmonary TB and, if validated by studies in other populations, could find wide application in clinical practice.

This Japanese regional ESBL-producing E. coli epidemic is closely associated with newly identified CTX-M-27- and CTX-M-14-producing ST131 H30R subclonal groups and with mobile elements IS26, ISEcp1 and IS903D.

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