New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase around the world: An ereview using google maps

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2014, Pages

  Berrazeg, M ^a,b   Diene, S M ^a   Medjahed, L ^b   Parola, P ^a   Drissi, M ^b   Raoult, D ^a   Rolain, J M ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NEW DELHI METALLO BETA LACTAMASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INFORMATION SERVICE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANIMALS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS;

EID: 84901451146     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.20.20809     Document Type: Article

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