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Characterization of extended-spectrum -lactamase-producing isolates of Haemophilus parainfluenzae
2 Feb 2008
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OBJECTIVES: To characterize the beta-lactam resistance mechanisms of two clinical isolates of cefotaxime-resistant Haemophilus parainfluenzae recovered from patients in South Africa. METHODS: The relatedness of isolates and plasmids was assessed using PFGE and restriction enzyme analysis, respectively. Plasmid-mediated and chromosomally integrated bla(TEM) genes and ftsI genes were sequenced, and the...
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