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Carbapenem-resistant Citrobacter spp. isolated in Spain from 2013 to 2015 produced a variety of carbapenemases including VIM-1, OXA-48, KPC-2, NDM-1 and VIM-2.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2017
Arana David M, Ortega Adriana, González-Barberá Eva, Lara Noelia, Bautista Verónica, Gómez-Ruíz Dolores, Sáez David, Fernández-Romero Sara, Aracil Belén, Pérez-Vázquez María, Campos José, Oteo Jesús
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OBJECTIVES: There is little information about carbapenemase-producing (CP) Citrobacter spp. We studied the molecular epidemiology and microbiological features of CP Citrobacter spp. isolates collected in Spain (2013-15). METHODS: In total, 119 isolates suspected of being CP by the EUCAST screening cut-off values were analysed. Carbapenemases and ESBLs were characterized using PCR and sequencing. The genetic...
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