Ceftazidime Is the Key Diversification and Selection Driver of VIM-Type Carbapenemases
ABSTRACT In recent decades, carbapenems have been considered the last line of antibiotic therapy for Gram-negative bacterial infections. Unfortunately, strains carrying a high diversity of β-lactamases able to hydrolyze carbapenems have emerged in the clinical setting. Among them, VIM β-lactamases h...
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Main Authors: | Laura Martínez-García, José M. González-Alba, Fernando Baquero, Rafael Cantón, Juan Carlos Galán |
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Language: | EN |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018
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