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Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of acquired AmpC β-lactamases and carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae isolates from 35 hospitals in Spain.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2013
Miró E, Agüero J, Larrosa M N, Fernández A, Conejo M C, Bou G, González-López J J, Lara N, Martínez-Martínez L, Oliver A, Aracil B, Oteo J, Pascual A, Rodríguez-Baño J, Zamorano L, Navarro F
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) and carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae collected from 35 hospitals in Spain and to establish their epidemiological relationships. We conducted a prospective multi-centre study on pAmpC- or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates from clinical samples collected from February to July 2009. The strains...
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