Emergence of a multidrug-resistant Citrobacter freundii ST8 harboring an unusual VIM-4 gene cassette in Poland
Objectives: The growing incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is an emerging challenge in modern medicine. The utility of carbapenems, which are considered ‘last-line’ agents, is being diminished by the growing incidence of various resistance mechanisms in Gram-negative bacteria. A molecul...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217301534 |