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Long-term carriage of NDM-1-producing Escherichia coli
8 Jun 2011
Abstract excerpt
Sir, The carbapenemase NDM-1 was initially identified in Escherichia and Klebsiella pneumoniae in 2009, and subsequently in many enterobacterial species worldwide, predominantly from patients hospitalized in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.1 While most reports to date have indicated nosocomial acquisition of NDM-1 producers,1 we have also reported community acquisition of an NDM-1 producer.2 This case involved a...
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