Higher isolation of NDM-1 producing Acinetobacter baumannii from the sewage of the hospitals in Beijing.

Multidrug resistant microbes present in the environment are a potential public health risk. In this study, we investigate the presence of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) producing bacteria in the 99 water samples in Beijing City, including river water, treated drinking water, raw water sampl...

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Main Authors: Chuanfu Zhang, Shaofu Qiu, Yong Wang, Lihua Qi, Rongzhang Hao, Xuelin Liu, Yun Shi, Xiaofeng Hu, Daizhi An, Zhenjun Li, Peng Li, Ligui Wang, Jiajun Cui, Pan Wang, Liuyu Huang, John D Klena, Hongbin Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3670931?pdf=render