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Screening of ocular enterobacteriaceae isolates for presence of chromosomal blaNDM-1 and ESBL genes: a 2-year study at a tertiary eye care center.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 7 Aug 2012
Sowmiya Murali, Malathi Jambulingam, Madhavan Hajib Naraharirao
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PURPOSE: Since, to our knowledge, there are no reports on the prevalence of the blaNDM-1 gene among ocular isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, and only limited information on the prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among ocular bacterial isolates are available, our study was undertaken. METHODS: A prospective study was done on 74 Enterobacteriaceae isolates from patients presenting with clinical...
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