Characterization of β-lactam-resistant Bacteroides fragilis isolates by use of PCR fingerprinting

Anaerobe

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-18

  Fang, Hong ^a,b   Hedberg, Maria ^a   Edlund, Charlotta ^a,b   Jarstrand, Connie ^a   Fodor, Eleonora ^c   Nord, Carl Erik ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bacteroides fragilis; Metallo lactamase; PCR fingerprinting; Resistance; lactam

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; CARBAPENEM; DNA FRAGMENT; IMIPENEM; PRIMER DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUNGARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS ATCC 25285;

EID: 0032808144     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1999.0183     Document Type: Article

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