Prevalence of metallo-β-lactamase NDM-1-producing multi-drug resistant bacteria at two Pakistani hospitals and implications for public health

Summary: Background: The rapid spread of metallo-β-lactamase producing clinical pathogens is a matter of great concern and with the addition of NDM-1 it poses more threat for public health as NDM-1 positive isolates show resistance to most of the antibiotics. The current study was carried out to de...

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Main Authors: Fouzia Nahid, Amir Afzal Khan, Sana Rehman, Rabaab Zahra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034113001202

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