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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae and the emergence of metallo-beta-lactamase-producing strains in a third-level hospital (Santiago de Compostela, NW Spain).
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2009
Treviño M, Moldes L, Martínez-Lamas L, Varón C, Regueiro B J
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The purpose of this paper was to investigate the occurrence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae in our institution, to detect the carbapenemase-associated resistance and to determine the genetic relatedness of the isolates. Species identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed using the Vitek 2 system and Etest. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction-enzyme linked immunosorbent...
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