NDM-1 imported from India - First reported case in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 476-478

  Govind, C N ^a   Moodley, K ^a   Peer, A K ^a   Pillay, N ^a   Wallis, C ^a   Maske, C ^a   Viana, R ^a   Chetty, A ^b   Perovic, O ^c  

^a LANCET LABORATORIES   (South Africa)

^b Family physician   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEMASE; COLISTIN; FOSFOMYCIN; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NEW DELHI METALLO BETA LACTAMASE 1; TIGECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINALYSIS;

BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH AFRICA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84879470437     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.6593     Document Type: Article

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