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Spread of plasmids containing the blaVIM-1 and blaCTX-M genes and the qnr determinant in Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca isolates
20 Jan 2010
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OBJECTIVES: We describe 12 VIM-1-producing strains (7 Enterobacter cloacae, 2 Klebsiella pneumoniae and 3 clonal Klebsiella oxytoca strains) detected among clinically relevant Enterobacteriaceae isolates from routine cultures at the Hospital del Mar (Barcelona, Spain) from December 2006 to May 2007. METHODS: Susceptibility to carbapenems was evaluated with the MicroScan system. beta-Lactamases were identified by...
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