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Phenotypic & molecular characterization of AmpC β-lactamases among Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. & Enterobacter spp. from five Indian Medical Centers.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Mar 2012
Manoharan Anand, Sugumar Madhan, Kumar Anil, Jose Hepzibah, Mathai Dilip, Khilnani G C, Kapil Arti, Francis Geetha, Radhakrishnan Kavitha, Dutta T K, Parija S C, Narang R, Mendiratta D K, Deotale Vijayshree, Baronia A K, Prasad K N
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: AmpC β-lactamases which are often plasmid mediated hydrolyze all β-lactam antibiotics except cefepime and carbapenems. We evaluated the presence of AmpC β-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae strains recovered prospectively from patients at five Indian tertiary care centres. METHODS: The study included 909 consecutive Gram-negative isolates recovered from clinically significant specimens...
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