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Nosocomial infection and characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamases-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Northeast Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Abreu Afonso Gomes, Marques Sirlei Garcia, Monteiro-Neto Valério, Carvalho Roberto Morais Luz de, Gonçalves Azizedite Guedes
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INTRODUCTION: Extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are enzymes that degrade β-lactam antibiotics and have been reported to be an important cause of nosocomial infection in worldwide. METHODS: During 2009, 659 enterobacteria strains were isolated from different clinical specimens and tested for...
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