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Dissemination of IMP-6 metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa sequence type 235 in Korea.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2011
Seok Yoonmi, Bae Il Kwon, Jeong Seok Hoon, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Hyukmin, Lee Kyungwon
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the epidemiological traits of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates producing metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) in Korea. METHODS: A total of 386 non-duplicate P. aeruginosa clinical isolates were collected from Korea in 2009. Detection of MBL genes was performed by PCR. The genetic organization of class 1 integrons carrying the MBL gene cassette was investigated by PCR mapping and...
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