VIM-2 metallo-β-lactamase in Achromobacter xylosoxidans in Europe

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 854-855

  Sofianou, D ^a   Markogiannakis, A ^b   Metzidie, E ^a   Pournaras, S ^c   Tsakris, A ^b  

^a Aristotle University Medical School   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROTEIN BETA LACTAMASE VIM 2; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CONJUGATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EUROPE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMID; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACHROMOBACTER DENITRIFICANS; AGED; ANOXEMIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA PRIMERS; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; EUROPE; FATAL OUTCOME; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 29944439486     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-0054-2     Document Type: Article

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