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Dissemination of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa of sequence type 235 in Asian countries.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2013
Kim Moon Jung, Bae Il Kwon, Jeong Seok Hoon, Kim So Hyun, Song Jae Hoon, Choi Jae Young, Yoon Sang Sun, Thamlikitkul Visanu, Hsueh Po-Ren, Yasin Rohani Md, Lalitha M K, Lee Kyungwon
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the epidemiological traits of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MPPA) clinical isolates collected by the Asian Network for Surveillance of Resistant Pathogens (ANSORP). METHODS: A total of 16 MPPA clinical isolates were collected from six Asian countries in 2000 to 2009 by ANSORP. The MBL gene was detected by PCR amplification. The genetic organization of the...
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