VEB-1 in Achromobacter xylosoxidans from Cystic Fibrosis Patient, France

VEB-1 in Achromobacter xylosoxidans from Cystic Fibrosis Patient, France

Multidrug-resistant Achromobacter xylosoxidans was recovered from the sputum of a patient with cystic fibrosis. The VEB-1 extended-spectrum β-lactamase was detected on a class 1 integron. This first report of a VEB-1–producing isolate in this population requires further investigation to determine it...

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Main Authors: Catherine Neuwirth, Carine Freby, Agathe Ogier-Desserrey, Stéphanie Perez-Martin, Anne Houzel, André Péchinot, Jean-Marie Duez, Fréderic Huet, Eliane Siebor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase VEB-1
cystic fibrosis
Achromobacter xylosoxidans
integron
dispatch
France
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/11/06-0143_article

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