Resistance Profiles and Virulence Factors of Enteric <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients at Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Cameroon.

ABSTRACT: Escherichia coli is commonly found in human feces and is the most prevalent resistant microorganism in patients with chronic kidney disease. Several studies demonstrated that virulence factors were a major cause of the emergence of pathogenic strains of E. coli. This study's objective was to determine the antibiotic resistance profile, detect virulence factors, and assess the prevalence of carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) genes in fecal E. coli isolates obtained from chronic kidney disease patients. This research was carried out in Laquintinie Hospital of Douala between January 2022 and December 2023. In total, 458 patients with (n = 197) or without (n = 261) chronic kidney disease and suffering from gastroenteritis constituted the tota

SUBMITTER: Dadjo BST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12449115 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature