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Clonal diversity of New Delhi metallobetalactamase-1 producing Enterobacteriaceae in a tertiary care centre.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Shanthi M, Sekar U, Sowmiya M, Malathi J, Kamalanathan A, Sekar B, Madhavan H N
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PURPOSE: New Delhi metallobetalactamase-1 (NDM-1) production is a major mechanism of resistance to carbapenems among the Enterobacteriaceae and is a cause for concern in the field of microbial drug resistance. This study was performed to detect NDM-1 in Enterobacteriaceae and to determine the clonal relatedness of NDM-1 producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from patients admitted in a...
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