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Mechanisms of Heteroresistance and Resistance to Imipenem in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1 May 2020
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Background: Heteroresistance is a phenomenon that occurs in all bacteria and can cause treatment failure. Yet, the exact mechanisms responsible for heteroresistance still remain unknown. The following study investigated the mechanisms of imipenem-heteroresistance and -resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from Wenzhou, China. Methods: Imipenem resistance was detected by the agar dilution method;...
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