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SUBMITTER: Roy Chowdhury P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3122386 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roy Chowdhury Piklu P Ingold Ana A Vanegas Natasha N Martínez Elena E Merlino John J Merkier Andrea Karina AK Castro Mercedes M González Rocha Gerardo G Borthagaray Graciela G Centrón Daniela D Bello Toledo Helia H Márquez Carolina M CM Stokes H W HW
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20110425 7
A comparative genetic analysis of 42 clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, resistant to two or more antibiotics belonging to the broad-spectrum β-lactam group, sourced from Sydney, Australia, and three South American countries is presented. The study focuses on the genetic contexts of class 1 integrons, mobilizable genetic elements best known for their role in the rapid evolution of antibiotic resistance among Gram-negative pathogens. It was found that the class 1 integrons in this cohort wer ...[more]