Antibiotic Resistance to Third Generation Cephalosporins Due to CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli

"nBackground: Organisms producing CTX-M-β-lactamase are emerging around the world as a source of resistance to oxyiminocephalosporins such as cefotaxime. However, the laboratory detection of these strains is not well defined. The aim of this study was to determine the presence...

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Main Authors: M Mirzaee, MR Pourmand, M Chitsaz, S Mansouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12865.pdf&manuscript_id=12865