Hrovat, Katja
Molan, Katja
Seme, Katja
Ambrožič Avguštin, Jerneja
Funding for this research was provided by:
Slovenian Research Agency (P1-0198)
Article History
Received: 6 February 2023
Accepted: 21 December 2023
First Online: 13 January 2024
Declarations
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: The Institutional Review Board of the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana (IMI UL MF) specifically approved the use of ESBL-producing <i>E. coli</i> bacterial isolates which were retrieved from the laboratory collection of isolates at the IMI UL MF for use in this study. To protect the patients’ identities, all isolates used in the study were coded and tested anonymously. The only available data were isolate ID + AMR type, year of isolation and hospital department where the patient was hospitalized.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.