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[Enzymatic resistance to beta lactam antibiotics within the genus Proteus and evaluation of Proteus mirabilis phenotypes and genotypes for resistance to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Mar 2005
Rodríguez Cynthia, Radice Marcela, Perazzi Beatriz, Castro Silvia, Juárez Josefina, Santini Pilar, Vay Carlos, Famiglietti Angela, Gutkind Gabriel
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate betalactam resistance within the genus Proteus and characterize the betalactamases responsible for this resistance. METHODS: We analyzed 99 strains (87, P. mirabilis; 10 P. vulgaris, and 2, P. penneri) isolated from patients at one University Hospital. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed according to NCCLS recommendations. Presence of extended...
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