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Knowledge of the epidemiology of this disease is crucial to improve allocation of health resources, formulate isolation strategies that prevent transmission, and guide empirical antibiotic therapy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> This retrospective observational study examined patients with <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> COBSI (EC-COBSI) at a non-tertiary hospital in China. Whole-genome sequencing and analysis of the isolates was performed. The relationships of clinical variables with antimicrobial resistance and the genetic background of the isolates were examined.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> There were 148 isolates in patients with EC-COBSI. All isolates were susceptible to ceftazidime\/avibactam, carbapenems, and tigecycline; 35.1% were positive for extended spectrum \u03b2-lactamase (ESBL+); and <jats:italic>bla<jats:sub><jats:italic>CTX<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub><jats:sub>\u2013<\/jats:sub><jats:sub><jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub><jats:sub>\u2013<\/jats:sub><jats:sub>14<\/jats:sub><\/jats:italic> was the most common ESBL gene. Patients with ESBL- isolates were more likely to receive appropriate empiric treatment than those with ESBL+ isolates (61.5% vs. 91.4%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), but these two groups had similar mortality rates. The overall 30-day mortality rate was 9.5%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the isolates were diverse, and that the main sequence types (STs) were ST95, ST131, and ST69. Intra-abdominal infection was the primary source of disease, and isolates from these patients had lower frequencies of virulence genes.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> The mortality rate of patients with EC-COBSI was unrelated to ESBL status of the isolates. Most isolates had low resistance to most of the tested antimicrobial agents. The isolates were diverse, and multiple strains were related. 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