Direct screening of the IMP‐1 metallo‐β‐lactamase gene (blaIMP) from urine samples by polymerase chain reaction
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- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Urology
- Vol. 8 (3), 110-117
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2042.2001.00262.x
Abstract
Background: As Gram‐negative bacterial isolates producing plasmid‐mediated IMP‐1 metallo‐β‐lactamase usually demonstrate resistance to various broad‐spectrum β‐lactams, including cephamycin...Keywords
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