Enterobacteria producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases and IMP-1 metallo-β-lactamases isolated from Brazilian hospitals [4]

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1611-1613

  Lincopan, Nilton ^a   Leis, Renato ^a   Vianello, Marco A ^a   Elmor De Araújo, Maria R ^b   Ruiz, Alice S ^b   Mamizuka, Elsa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI;

BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; BRAZIL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROVIDENCIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 33750807250     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46771-0     Document Type: Letter

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