Discovery of CTX-M-like extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolates from five U.S. States [2]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2382-2383

  Moland, E Smith ^a   Black, J A ^a   Hossain, A ^a   Hanson, N D ^a   Thomson, K S ^a   Pottumarthy, S ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037974508     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.7.2382-2383.2003     Document Type: Letter

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