International High-Risk Clones Among Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

is a major extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organism responsible for the rapid spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that has compromised our ability to treat infections. Baseline data on population structure, virulence, and resistance mechanisms in lineages from developing countries such as Bangladesh are lacking. Whole-genome sequencing was performed for 46 ESBL- isolates cultured from patient samples at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)-Dhaka.