Plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing strains of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from diabetes foot infections in a Brazilian diabetic center

We bacteriologically analyzed 156 species of Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from 138 patients with community-acquired diabetic foot ulcers, in a prospective study made at a diabetic center and at the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil, from March, 2000, to November, 2001.The samples were cultured usi...

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Main Authors: R.N. Motta, M.M. Oliveira, P.S.F. Magalhães, A.M. Dias, L.P. Aragão, A.C. Forti, C.B.M. Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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