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Ampicillin resistance of invasive Haemophilus influenzae isolates in Germany 2009-2012.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Oct 2015
Lâm Thiên-Trí, Claus Heike, Elias Johannes, Frosch Matthias, Vogel Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
In this retrospective study covering a four-year observation period (2009-2012) the prevalence of aminopenicillin resistance of invasive Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) in Germany was analyzed. The main resistance mechanism against aminopenicillins is conferred by β-lactamase production, which can be inhibited by clavulanate or sulbactam. Apart from that, β-lactamase negative ampicillin resistance (BLNAR) has been...
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