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SHV-34: an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase encoded by an epidemic plasmid.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2003
Heritage John, Chambers Philip A, Tyndall Caroline, Buescher E Stephen
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OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the causes for treatment failure in children given extended-spectrum cephalosporins. METHODS: During April 1998-March 2000, 18 isolates of members of the family Enterobacteriaceae, fulfilling microbiological criteria for carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and carrying blaSHV, were isolated from paediatric inpatients. The collection was subjected to a retrospective...
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