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Molecular Characteristics and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients attending Healthcare Facilities in Mthatha, South Africa
2020-03-11
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<h4>Background: </h4> Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common pathogen causing healthcare-associated infections most especially in critically ill and immunocompromised patients. This pathogen poses a public health threat due to its innate resistance to many antimicrobial agents and its ability to acquire new resistance mechanisms under pressure. Infections with Extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)‑producing isolates r...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 618914a3-bba4-57ca-ae4b-2be2bbc7a92d
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-16668/v1
