Detection and occurrence of plasmid-mediated AmpC in highly resistant gram-negative rods.

Detection and occurrence of plasmid-mediated AmpC in highly resistant gram-negative rods.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the current screening methods and to evaluate confirmation tests for phenotypic plasmidal AmpC (pAmpC) detection. METHODS: For this evaluation we used 503 Enterobacteriaceae from 18 Dutch hospitals and 21 isolates previously confirmed to be pAmpC posi...

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Main Authors: E Ascelijn Reuland, John P Hays, Denise M C de Jongh, Eman Abdelrehim, Ina Willemsen, Jan A J W Kluytmans, Paul H M Savelkoul, Christina M J E Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Nashwan al Naiemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3958353?pdf=render

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