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Characterization of ertapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae in a Taiwanese university hospital.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2012
Yang Fu-Chen, Yan Jing-Jou, Hung Kuei-Hsiang, Wu Jiunn-Jong
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae has become a great concern. The aim of this study was to characterize ertapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae isolates from a Taiwanese university hospital. A total of 355 nonduplicated E. cloacae isolates collected in 2007 were analyzed by antimicrobial susceptibility testing with and without an inhibitor of efflux pumps and AmpC β-lactamase. The...
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