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Carbapenem resistance mediated byblaOXA-181inPseudomonas aeruginosa
23 Mar 2016
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Sir, The emergence of carbapenemase-producing bacteria worldwide is primarily associated with five acquired carbapenemase families, which belong to Ambler classes A, B and D. Classes A and B are globally dominated by KPC non-metallo-carbapenemases and IMP, NDM and VIM metallo-carbapenemases, respectively. Amongst class D carbapenemases, five subtypes of acquired OXA are restricted mostly to Acinetobacter spp.,...
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