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Multidrug resistance among Enterobacteriaceae is strongly associated with the presence of integrons and is independent of species or isolate origin.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jan 2003
Leverstein-van Hall Maurine A, M Blok Hetty E, T Donders A Rogier, Paauw Armand, Fluit Ad C, Verhoef Jan
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the extent to which multidrug resistance (MDR) among Enterobacteriaceae is related to DNA elements called "integrons," whether the relationship is species dependent or origin dependent, and which resistance patterns are associated with integrons. Analysis of 867 nonrepeat isolates comprising 8 species and originating from the community and 23 European hospitals showed a significant...
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