SHV-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) are encoded in related plasmids from enterobacteria clinical isolates from Mexico beta-Lactamasas de espectro extendido (BLEE) tipo SHV están codificadas en plásmidos relacionados en aislamientos clínicos de enterobacterias en México

OBJECTIVE: In this work we report the molecular characterization of beta-lactam antibiotics resistance conferred by genes contained in plasmids from enterobacteria producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fourteen enterobacterial clinical isolates selected from a gro...

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Main Authors: Ulises Garza-Ramos, Esperanza Martínez-Romero, Jesús Silva-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2007-12-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342007000600008