NmcA Carbapenem-hydrolyzing Enzyme in Enterobacter cloacae in North America

An imipenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae isolate was recovered from the blood of a patient with a hematologic malignancy. Analytical isoelectric focusing, inhibitor studies, hydrolysis, induction assays, and molecular sequencing methods confirmed the presence of a NmcA carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzym...

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Main Authors: Sudha Pottumarthy, Ellen Smith Moland, Stefan Juretschko, Susan R. Swanzy, Kenneth S. Thomson, Thomas R. Fritsche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/8/03-0096_article