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Contribution of horizontal gene transfer to the emergence of VIM-4 carbapenemase producer Enterobacteriaceae in Kuwait

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae encountered in countries of the Arabian Peninsula usually produce OXA-48-like and New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamases (NDM) carbapenemases. However, a temporary increase in VIM-4-producing, clonally unrelated Enterobacteriaceae strains was described earlier in a...

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Autores principales: Sonnevend, Ágnes, Yahfoufi, Nour, Ghazawi, Akela, Jamal, Wafaa, Rotimi, Vincent, Pál, Tibor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5724420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29263683
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S149321