CTX-M-15-producing Morganella morganii from Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Senegal

Abstract

We report the detection and molecular characterization of extended spectrum β-lactamases in a series of 112 clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from the Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Senegal, including five CTX-M-15-producing Morganella morganii isolates, which are reported for the first time in this country.

Keywords

• Enterobacteriaceae
• extended-spectrum β-lactamases
• nosocomial infection