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Emergence of imipenem resistance in clinical Escherichia coli during therapy.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Dec 2008
Oteo Jesús, Delgado-Iribarren Alberto, Vega Dolores, Bautista Verónica, Rodríguez María Cruz, Velasco María, Saavedra José María, Pérez-Vázquez María, García-Cobos Silvia, Martínez-Martínez Luis, Campos José
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The molecular epidemiology and the mechanisms of resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from two patients infected by imipenem-resistant strains are reported in this study. From one patient, three closely related consecutive isolates of E. coli were recovered; the first was carbapenem-susceptible but acquired imipenem resistance after treatment with ertapenem, and the third isolate was again...
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