PER-1 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production in an <i>Alcaligenes faecalis</i> Clinical Isolate Resistant to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins and Monobactams from a Hospital in Northern Italy

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An Alicaligenes faecalis (FL-424/98) resistant to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins and aztreonam was isolated from the urine of an inpatient at the Intensive Care Unit of the Varese Hospital (Northern Italy) after antimicrobial chemotherapy with cefazolin, vancomycin, and amikacin. Clavulanic acid restored the activity of expanded-spectrum cephalosporins, suggesting the production of an extended-spectrum...

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