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ArticleOman medical journal2018

First Detection of FOX-1 AmpC β-lactamase Gene Expression Among

Ejikeugwu Chika, Esimone Charles, Iroha Ifeanyichukwu, Adikwu Michael

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Article in Oman medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 57% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ejikeugwu ChikaDepartment of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
Esimone CharlesDepartment of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Iroha IfeanyichukwuDepartment of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
Adikwu MichaelDepartment of Pharmaceutics, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Ebonyi State University · NGNnamdi Azikiwe University · NG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesGram-negative bacteria represent the most relevant reservoir of resistance to antibiotics in the environment. The natural selection of resistant clones of bacteria in the environment by antimicrobial selective pressure is a relevant mechanism for spreading antibiotic resistance traits in both the community and hospital environment. This is in scenarios where antimicrobials are used irrationally, and even in the propagation of livestock, poultry birds, and for other veterinary purposes. This study sought to detect the prevalence of FOX-1 AmpC β-lactamase genes from abattoir samples.

methodsThe isolation of

resultsForty-eight

conclusionsAbattoirs could represent a major reservoir of resistance genes especially AmpC β-lactamase, and this could serve as a route for the dissemination of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the community. Thus, the molecular identification of drug-resistant genes is vital for a reliable epidemiological investigation and the forestalling of the emergence and spread of these organisms through the food chain in this region.

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AbattoirsAntibiotic ResistanceCephalosporinaseEscherichia coliFOX-1 genesMultidrug Resistance BacteriaNigeria

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PMID29896333
PMCPMC5971057
OpenAlexW2806129427

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