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Transmission of a Klebsiella pneumoniae clone harbouring genes for CTX-M-15-like and SHV-112 enzymes in a neonatal intensive care unit of a Kuwaiti hospital.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jun 2010
Dashti Ali A, Jadaon Mehrez M, Gomaa Huda H, Noronha Bobby, Udo Edet E
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The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a large problem in most countries including Kuwait. This antibiotic resistance is usually due to the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) enzymes such as SHV, TEM and CTX-M. This study reports the emergence and spread of an E...
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