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Protracted Regional Dissemination of GIM-1-Producing Serratia marcescens in Western Germany.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2017
Wendel Andreas F, Kaase Martin, Autenrieth Ingo B, Peter Silke, Oberhettinger Philipp, Rieber Heime, Pfeffer Klaus, MacKenzie Colin R, Willmann Matthias
Abstract excerpt
The metallo-beta-lactamase GIM-1 has been found in various bacterial host species nearly exclusively in western Germany. However, not much is known about the epidemiology of GIM-1-positive Serratia marcescens Here we report on a surprisingly protracted regional dissemination. In-hospital transmission was investigated by using conventional epidemiological tools to identify spatiotemporal links. Strain typing was...
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