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Outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Infantis producing ArmA 16S RNA methylase and CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamase in a neonatology ward in Constantine, Algeria.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Aug 2011
Naas Thierry, Bentchouala Chafia, Cuzon Gaelle, Yaou Sanàa, Lezzar Abdesselam, Smati Farida, Nordmann Patrice
Abstract excerpt
Plasmid-mediated 16S rRNA methylases such as ArmA, which confer high levels of resistance to aminoglycosides, are increasingly reported in Enterobacteriaceae. This study investigated the molecular mechanism of β-lactam and aminoglycoside resistance in extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Salmonella enterica serotype Infantis isolated at the 53-bed neonatology ward of University Hospital Benabib in...
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