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Intra- and inter-species spread of carbapenemase genes in a non-hospitalized patient.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Dec 2011
Sorlí L, Miró E, Segura C, Navarro F, Grau S, Salvado M, Horcajada J P
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to report intra- and inter-species spread of carbapenemase genes between gram negative rods isolated from a non-hospitalized patient with bacteremia. The approach included chart review, antibiotic susceptibility testing and phenotypic screening for metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) detection, PCR and sequencing of bla, aac(6')-Ib and qnr genes, and plasmid analysis by PCR-based replicon...
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