Carbapenem resistance in Bacteroides fragilis [4]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1042-1044

  Ang, Lei ^a   Brenwald, Nigel P ^a   Walker, Rebecca M ^a   Andrews, Jenny ^a   Fraise, Adam ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CfiA; Meropenem; Metallo b lactamases

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTEIN CFIA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 34447580939     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm062     Document Type: Letter

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