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High prevalence of VIM-4 and NDM-1 metallo-β-lactamase among carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Aug 2013
Jamal Wafaa, Rotimi Vincent O, Albert M John, Khodakhast Fatima, Nordmann Patrice, Poirel Laurent
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to identify the mechanisms leading to carbapenem resistance among multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from hospitalized patients with nosocomial infections in Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait. Fourteen carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates were obtained from inpatients in different wards and intensive care units between April 2009 and February 2011....
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