Phenotypic and molecular characterization of β-lactams resistance in commensal Neisseria strains isolated from neutropenic patients in Tunisia

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 695-697

  Mechergui, Arij ^a   Touati, Arabella ^a   Baaboura, Rekaya ^a   Achour, Wafa ^a   Ben Hassen, Assia ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE GREFFE DE MOELLE OSSEUSE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Lactamase; Lactams resistance; Commensal Neisseria; penA gene; RFLP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA SUBFLAVA;

EID: 80755163470     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0202-0     Document Type: Article

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