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Prevalence of beta-lactamases among 1,072 clinical strains of Proteus mirabilis: a 2-year survey in a French hospital.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2000
Chanal C, Bonnet R, De Champs C, Sirot D, Labia R, Sirot J
Abstract excerpt
beta-Lactam resistance was studied in 1,072 consecutive P. mirabilis clinical strains isolated at the Clermont-Ferrand teaching hospital between April 1996 and March 1998. The frequency of amoxicillin resistance was 48.5%. Among the 520 amoxicillin-resistant isolates, three resistance phenotypes were detected: penicillinase (407 strains [78.3%]), extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (74 strains [14. 2%]), and...
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