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[Prevalence of the TEM, SHV and CTX-M families of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp at the University Hospital of Santa Maria, State of Rio Grande do Sul].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Oliveira Caio Fernando de, Dal Forno Nara Lucia Frazzon, Alves Izabel Almeida, Horta Jorge André, Rieger Alexandre, Alves Sydney Hartz
Abstract excerpt
In this study, the distribution and prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases belonging to the TEM, SHV and CTX-M families were estimated among samples of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. at the university hospital of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. Over a 14-month period, 90 microorganisms were selected as likely ESBL producers. The isolates were subjected to confirmatory phenotype tests for the...
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