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Characterization of imipenem resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Turkey.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2012
Mac Aogáin M, Kulah C, Rijnsburger M, Celebi G, Savelkoul P H M, O'Gara F, Mooij M J
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of carbapenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa threatens the efficacy of this important anti-pseudomonal antibiotic class. Between 2003 and 2006, an increase in the number of carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates at the Zonguldak Karaelmas University Hospital was observed (Zonguldak, Turkey). To assess the imipenem resistance mechanisms emerging in these P. aeruginosa isolates, they were...
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