Molecular screening of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative strains in Romanian intensive care units during a one year survey

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 1303-1310

  Gheorghe, Irina ^a   Czobor, Ilda ^a   Chifiriuc, Mariana Carmen ^a,b   Borcan, Elvira ^c   Ghiţă, Camelia ^c   Banu, Otilia ^d   Lazăr, Veronica ^a   Mihăescu, Grigore ^a   Mihăilescu, Dan Florin ^a   Zhiyong, Zong ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b CANTACUZINO INSTITUTE   (Romania)

^c FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

^d Inst Cardiovasc Dis CC Iliescu   (ROM)

^e SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ROMANIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DATA COLLECTION; GENOTYPE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ROMANIA;

EID: 84907297527     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.074039-0     Document Type: Article

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