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Prevalence and types of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among urinary Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in New Zealand.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Dec 2009
Heffernan Helen M, Woodhouse Rosemary E, Pope Christopher E, Blackmore Timothy K
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The aims of this survey were (i) to determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among urinary Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in New Zealand (NZ), (ii) to identify the relative prevalence of ESBL types and (iii) to investigate clonality among ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella spp. During a 4-week period in 2006, 86% of NZ hospital and community diagnostic microbiology...
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