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Integron-located VEB-1 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase gene in a Proteus mirabilis clinical isolate from Vietnam
1 Nov 2000
Abstract excerpt
A clinical isolate of Proteus mirabilis Lil-1 was obtained from a Vietnamese patient hospitalized in Paris, France. This isolate was resistant to cephalosporins, and there was marked synergy between cephalosporins and clavulanic acid together with unusual synergy between cefoxitin and cefuroxime. PCR analysis revealed the presence of blaVEB-1, an integron-located gene coding for an extended-spectrum...
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