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Emergence of ArmA and RmtB aminoglycoside resistance 16S rRNA methylases in Belgium
15 Jan 2007
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OBJECTIVES: 16S rRNA methylase-mediated high-level resistance to aminoglycosides has been reported recently in clinical isolates of Gram-negative bacilli only from a limited number of countries. This study was conducted to investigate the occurrence of this type of resistance in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from two Belgian hospitals and the characteristics of the strains. METHODS: We screened for...
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