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Increasing prevalence and dissemination of NDM-1 metallo-β-lactamase in India: data from the SMART study (2009).
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2011
Lascols Christine, Hackel Meredith, Marshall Steven H, Hujer Andrea M, Bouchillon Sam, Badal Robert, Hoban Daryl, Bonomo Robert A
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the β-lactamase background of ertapenem non-susceptible isolates for the presence of the most commonly detected carbapenemase genes, bla(KPC), bla(OXA-48) and bla(VIM), and the newly described bla(NDM-1). METHODS: Two hundred and thirty-five ertapenem-non-susceptible (MIC ≥ 0.5 mg/L) isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from the worldwide Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends...
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