Prevalence of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae in a University Hospital in Rabat, Morocco: A 19-months prospective study

International Arabic Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  el Wartiti, M A ^a   Bahmani, F Z ^a   Elouennass, M ^a   Benouda, A ^a  

^a MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Carbapenemases; Enterobacteriaceae; Klebsiella; Prevalence; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886911510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21749094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3823/718     Document Type: Article

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