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Genetic analysis of faropenem-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in urinary isolates.
The Journal of antibiotics - 1 Apr 2008
Hiraga Noriyuki, Muratani Tetsuro, Naito Seiji, Matsumoto Tetsuro
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We isolated faropenem-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in urine specimens and studied the mechanisms of resistance to faropenem in these isolates. Three mechanisms of penicillin resistance have been reported in E. faecalis; (1) beta-lactamase production, (2) overproduction of penicillin-binding pr...
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