Extended-spectrum β-lactamase characterisation and heavy metal resistance of Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from hospital environmental surfaces

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-79

  Touati, A ^a   Zenati, K ^a   Brasme, L ^b   Benallaoua, S ^a   de Champs, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE CTX M; BETA LACTAMASE SHV; CADMIUM; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPIROME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLAVULANIC ACID; COLISTIN; COPPER; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HEAVY METAL; IMIPENEM; KANAMYCIN; LEAD; MERCURY; NALIDIXIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN; ZINC;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HOSPITAL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 77951295111     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.001     Document Type: Letter

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