CMY-2-type plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase finally emerging in Argentina

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-387

  Rapoport, M ^a   Monzani, V ^b   Pasteran, F ^a   Morvay, L ^b   Faccone, D ^a   Petroni, A ^a   Galas, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Interzonal Especializado Materno Infantil   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHAMYCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLAVULANIC ACID; CMY 2 AMPC BETA LACTAMASE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; MINOCYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARGENTINA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIARRHEA; DISK DIFFUSION; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS;

ARGENTINA; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; CEPHAMYCINS; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 40949098608     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.11.016     Document Type: Letter

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