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Heterogeneity of metallo-beta-lactamases in clinical isolates of Chryseobacterium meningosepticum from Hangzhou, China.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2006
Chen Gong-Xiang, Zhang Rong, Zhou Hong Wei
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the distribution and heterogeneity of metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) responsible for imipenem resistance in Chryseobacterium meningosepticum. METHODS: Clinical C. meningosepticum isolates (n = 170) were collected from hospitals in Hangzhou, China. Production of MBLs was investigated by determination of imipenem MICs, and by using both a three-dimensional test and a 2-mercaptopropionic...
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