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Repeated isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates resistant to both polymyxins and carbapenems from 1 patient.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Mar 2012
Lee Ji-Young, Lim Min Hee, Heo Sang Taek, Ko Kwan Soo
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Emergence of polymyxin resistance in carbapenem-resistant isolates is a great concern in clinical settings because it may mean the end of treatment options against Gram-negative bacterial infections. Polymyxin-nonsusceptible and -susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates resistant to carbapenems and harboring bla(IMP-6) were alternatively isolated from a patient. In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing,...
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