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Transconjugation and genotyping of the plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Chinese medical journal - 5 May 2009
Shi Wei-feng, Zhou Jun, Qin Jian-ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: AmpC beta-lactamases and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are becoming predominant causes of resistance to third and forth-generation cephalosporins in Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae). It is very difficult to treat infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae. The purpose of the present study was to investigate transconjugation and characteristics of beta-lactamase...
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