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Dissemination of IncF plasmids carrying beta-lactamase genes in Gram-negative bacteria from Nigerian hospitals.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 13 May 2013
Ogbolu David Olusoga, Daini Oluwole Adebayo, Ogunledun Afolabi, Terry Alli Oyebode Armstrong, Webber Mark Alexander
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INTRODUCTION: Production of beta-lactamases is the predominant cause of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in Gram-negative bacteria. We investigated the diversity of plasmid-borne beta-lactamase genes and replicon type of the plasmids carrying the respective genes in Gram-negative bacteria recovered from clinical infection in Nigerian hospitals. METHODOLOGY: A total of 134 Gram-negative bacteria of 13 species...
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