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New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase 4–producing<i>Escherichia coli</i>in Cameroon
6 Aug 2012
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To the Editor: The metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) group of enzymes inactivates many β-lactam antimicrobial drugs. First identified from a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain recovered from a patient hospitalized in India, the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1), particularly in Enterobacteriaceae, is now the focus of worldwide attention (1). Whereas India and Pakistan were considered as the main reservoirs of the...
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