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Evaluation of Fosfomycin Activity Against Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) Producing Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Three Centers of Tehran, Iran.
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Ghanavati Roya, Ohadi Elnaz, Kazemian Hossein, Yazdani Fateme, Torki Alireza, Kalani Behrooz S, Irajian Gholamreza
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BACKGROUND: Rising rates of antimicrobial resistance among Enterobacteriaceae limit the use of reliably active forms of available drugs. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of fosfomycin (US6794490B2) resistance gene among ESBL producing isolates in Iran. METHOD: We tested 355 isolates of Enterobacteriacea collected from various clinical samples including urine, wounds, blood and other sources...
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