Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates from Sokoto, northwest Nigeria

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates from Sokoto, northwest Nigeria

Emergence and spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are two of the major problems currently threatening global public health. In Nigeria, interest in CPE is recent. In Sokoto, northwest Nigeria, there are no data on the prevalence and mechanism underlying carbapenem resistance....

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Main Authors: A. Olowo-okere, Y.K.E. Ibrahim, B.O. Olayinka, J.O. Ehinmidu, Y. Mohammed, L.Z. Nabti, J.-M. Rolain, S.M. Diene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
blaNDM-5
blaOXA-181
Carbapenem resistance
Carbapenemase genes
Nigeria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520300792

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