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Determinants of beta-lactam resistance in meningitis-causing Enterobacteriaceae in Brazil.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 May 2010
Andrade L N, Minarini L A R, Pitondo-Silva A, Clímaco E C, Palazzo I C V, Medeiros M I C, Darini A L C
Abstract excerpt
This study analyzed resistance determinants in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing enterobacteria and the epidemiology of 11 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from meningitis patients in a region of Brazil from 2000 to 2005. ESBL-encoding genes and their genetic environment were investigated by PCR and sequencing. The gene blaCTX-M-2 was identified in 3 different enterobacteria (E. coli, Serratia...
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