First characterization of a Providencia stuartii clinical isolate from a Tunisian intensive care unit coproducing VEB-1-a, OXA-2, qnrA6 and aac(6′)-Ib-cr determinants

A clinical Providencia stuartii isolate SM662 was recovered from a patient hospitalized in the intensive care unit at the Military hospital, Tunisia. This isolate was resistant to penicillins, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones. A marked in vitro synergy between ceftazidime or cefo...

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Main Authors: Sihem Mahrouki, Hela Chihi, Amel Bourouis, Mohamed Ben Moussa, Omrane Belhadj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867013002754