Presence of carbapenem resistance in hybrid <i>Escherichia coli</i> pathovars from ready-to-eat fresh-cut fruits in Accra, Ghana
Despite a low-carbapenem-resistance prevalence observed among E. coli isolates, hypervirulent hybrid strains of E. coli is present in fresh-cut fruits in the sampling area, posing a potential public health risk to fresh-cut fruit consumers.
Authors
- Joycelyn K. Quansah
- Agnes Nketiah
- Angela Pary-Hanson Kunadu
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Texas A&M University System (US)
- Center for Advancing Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxae239
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.85