First isolation of blaIMI-2 in an Enterobacter cloacae clinical isolate from China [2]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1610-1611

  Yu, Yun Song ^a   Du, Xiao Xing ^a   Zhou, Zhi Hui ^a   Chen, Ya Gang ^a   Li, Lan Juan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DNA; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; SULBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHINA; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

BETA-LACTAMASES; CHINA; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 33645774649     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.4.1610-1611.2006     Document Type: Letter

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