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A novel variant, NDM-5, of the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase in a multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST648 isolate recovered from a patient in the United Kingdom.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2011
Hornsey Michael, Phee Lynette, Wareham David W
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A new variant of the New Delhi metallo-enzyme (NDM) carbapenemase was identified in a multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST648 isolate recovered from the perineum and throat of a patient in the United Kingdom with a recent history of hospitalization in India. NDM-5 differed from existing enzymes due to substitutions at positions 88 (Val → Leu) and 154 (Met → Leu) and reduced the susceptibility of E. coli TOP10...
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