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Introduction of OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae to Israeli hospitals by medical tourism.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2011
Adler Amos, Shklyar Maya, Schwaber Mitchell J, Navon-Venezia Shiri, Dhaher Yacoub, Edgar Rotem, Solter Ester, Benenson Shmuel, Masarwa Samira, Carmeli Yehuda
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OBJECTIVES: The carbapenemase OXA-48 has been reported from different Mediterranean countries. It is mostly encoded on a single plasmid in various Enterobacteriaceae species. We characterized the epidemiological and molecular features of OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae (OPE) in Israel. METHODS: Epidemiological investigation was conducted by the National Center for Infection Control. Genotyping was performed...
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