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Mutations in β-Lactamase AmpC Increase Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates to Antipseudomonal Cephalosporins.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2015
Berrazeg M, Jeannot K, Ntsogo Enguéné Véronique Yvette, Broutin I, Loeffert S, Fournier D, Plésiat P
Abstract excerpt
Mutation-dependent overproduction of intrinsic β-lactamase AmpC is considered the main cause of resistance of clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antipseudomonal penicillins and cephalosporins. Analysis of 31 AmpC-overproducing clinical isolates exhibiting a greater resistance to ceftazidime than to piperacillin-tazobactam revealed the presence of 17 mutations in the β-lactamase, combined with various...
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