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IS26-Mediated Transfer of blaNDM–1 as the Main Route of Resistance Transmission During a Polyclonal, Multispecies Outbreak in a German Hospital
17 Dec 2019
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One of the most demanding challenges in infection control is the world-wide dissemination of multidrug-resistant bacteria in clinical settings. Especially the increasing prevalence of carbapenemase producing Gram-negative pathogens poses an urgent threat to public health, as these enzymes confer resistance to almost all β lactam antibiotics including carbapenems. In this study, we report a prolonged nosocomial...
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