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Diversity of β-lactam resistance mechanisms in cystic fibrosis isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a French multicentre study.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2013
Llanes Catherine, Pourcel Christine, Richardot Charlotte, Plésiat Patrick, Fichant Gwennaele, Cavallo Jean-Didier, Mérens Audrey
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the resistance mechanisms of β-lactam-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in France. METHODS: Two-hundred-and-four P. aeruginosa CF isolates were collected in 10 French university hospitals in 2007. Their susceptibility to 14 antibiotics and their resistance mechanisms to β-lactams were investigated. Their β-lactamase contents were characterized...
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