Nkene, IstifanusAlapati, SusanthRibeiro, AntonioOkoliegbe, Ijeoma NnennaPoovathumkadavil Unnikrishnan, SreedeviIronside, CorinneWilson, RebeccaHijazi, Karolin2024-12-102024-12-102024-12Nkene, I, Alapati, S, Ribeiro, A, Okoliegbe, I N, Poovathumkadavil Unnikrishnan, S, Ironside, C, Wilson, R & Hijazi, K 2024, 'Genomic and growth fitness study of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from bloodstream infections after introduction of a national 4C antimicrobial stewardship policy in Scotland', International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, vol. 64, no. 6, 107380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.107380, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.1073800924-8579ORCID: /0009-0001-1208-6855/work/172940984https://hdl.handle.net/2164/24740We are indebted to Professor Ian M Gould for his critical input and invaluable expertise throughout the study. We thank Dr Timothy Lawes for assistance with the generalised additive modelling analysis and Dr Franco Iannelli for his assistance with the interpretation of mobile genetic element data. We also thank the Genome-Enabled Biology and Medicine team at the University of Aberdeen for their guidance and support.125103149engEscherichia coliextended-spectrum beta-lactamasebloodstream infectionintensive care unitantimicrobial stewardshipaminoglycosidesbacterial fitnessRK DentistryQR MicrobiologyR MedicineOtherSupplementary Informationhttps://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0924857924002966-mmc1.xlsxhttps://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0924857924002966-mmc2.xlsxhttps://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0924857924002966-mmc3.docxRKQRRJournal article10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.107380https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.107380646