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Identification of a New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-4 (NDM-4)-producing Escherichia coli in Italy.
BMC microbiology - 7 Jun 2014
Coppo Erika, Del Bono Valerio, Ventura Francesco, Camera Marco, Orengo Giovanni, Viscoli Claudio, Marchese Anna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: During June-July 2012, six imipenem-resistant Escherichia coli isolates were isolated from two patients hospitalized in a ward of one large tertiary-care hospital in Genoa, Italy. Genetic features associated with blaNDM-4 gene were investigated. RESULTS: The isolates exhibited the same PFGE profile and a multidrug-resistant (MDR) phenotype to aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, and β-lactams. The...
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