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Review
. 2005 Dec;3(6):915-22.
doi: 10.1586/14787210.3.6.915.

Mechanisms of resistance to beta-lactams in some common Gram-negative bacteria causing nosocomial infections

Carlos José Suárez  1 , Karen Lolans, Maria Virginia Villegas, John P Quinn
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Review

Mechanisms of resistance to beta-lactams in some common Gram-negative bacteria causing nosocomial infections

Carlos José Suárez et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2005 Dec.

Abstract

Gram-negative bacilli remain major killers of hospitalized patients and continue to evolve new resistance mechanisms. This review describes the mechanisms of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics from those Gram-negative pathogens most often isolated from nosocomial infections.

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