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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Main Authors: Piotr Majewski, Piotr Wieczorek, Izabela Łapuć, Dominika Ojdana, Anna Sieńko, Paweł Sacha, Janusz Kłoczko, Elżbieta Tryniszewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217301534