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Molecular characterization of cephalosporin-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport isolates from animals in Pennsylvania.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2002
Rankin Shelley C, Aceto Helen, Cassidy Jennifer, Holt Jeff, Young Sheri, Love Brenda, Tewari Deepanker, Munro Donald S, Benson Charles E
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Newport have been described for many years. However, the recognition of Newport strains with resistance to cephalosporin antibiotics is more recent. Plasmid-mediated CMY-2 AmpC beta-lactamases have been identified in Salmonella in the United States, and the bla(CMY-2) gene has been shown to be present in Salmonella serotype Newport. This organism...
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