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A set of multiplex PCRs for genotypic detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamases, carbapenemases, plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases and OXA β-lactamases.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Apr 2011
Voets Guido M, Fluit A C, Scharringa Jelle, Cohen Stuart James, Leverstein-van Hall Maurine A
Abstract excerpt
Worldwide, resistance of Gram-negative micro-organisms to third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems owing to β-lactamases is an increasing problem. Although the CTX-M, TEM and SHV extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are most widely disseminated, other β-lactamase families have also recen...
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