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Prevalence and molecular characterization of carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria from a university hospital in China.
Infectious diseases (London, England) - 1 Feb 2016
Sun Yao, Li Meimei, Chen Lijiang, Chen Huale, Yu Xiao, Ye Jianzhong, Zhang Yapei, Ma Chuanling, Zhou Tieli
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BACKGROUND: The increasing emergence of carbapenem resistance in gram-negative bacteria associated with carbapenemase prompted the initiation of this study. METHODS: A total of 3139 gram-negative bacteria were recovered from a 3380-bed university hospital in Wenzhou during 2008 and 2012. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined using the VITEK2 Compact System and agar dilution method. The phenotype and...
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