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A Long-Term Study of the Diversity of OXA-48-Like Carbapenemase-Producing Bacterial Strains in Infected Patients and Carriers.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Mar 2018
Woerther Paul-Louis, Jardak Taha, Ben Hassine Inès, Forget Sébastien, Chachaty Elisabeth, Arlet Guillaume, Decré Dominique
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PURPOSE: Since their emergence at the beginning of the century, OXA-48 carbapenemases have spread in the community and in hospitals. To assess the diversity of OXA-48-producing bacterial strains and plasmids in the hospital setting, we studied the strains isolated from patients in three hospitals in the Paris area. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All possible OXA-48-like strains were included in the study. OXA-48-like and...
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