Clinical Experience of Serious Infections Caused by Enterobacteriaceae Producing VIM-1 Metallo- -Lactamase in a Greek University Hospital
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- 15 March 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 46 (6) , 847-854
- https://doi.org/10.1086/528719
Abstract
Background. The dissemination of acquired metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) in members of the family Enterobacteriaceae is regarded as an emerging clinicalKeywords
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