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Emergence and persistence of integron structures harbouring VIM genes in the Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland, 1998-2006.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2009
Patzer Jan A, Walsh Timothy R, Weeks Janis, Dzierzanowska Danuta, Toleman Mark A
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OBJECTIVES: The aim was to perform a genetically detailed study of the emergence of metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) genes in Pseudomonas spp. in the Children's Memorial Health Institute over a 9 year period. METHODS: Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas spp. isolates were collected from 1998 to 2006 and screened for MBL production. MBL-positive isolates were further investigated by a combination of genetic techniques...
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