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. 2006 Jun;50(6):2272-3.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.01440-05.

First occurrence of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate in the United States producing an IMP metallo-beta-lactamase, IMP-18

Nancy D Hanson, Ashfaque Hossain, Larry Buck, Ellen Smith Moland, Kenneth S Thomson

First occurrence of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate in the United States producing an IMP metallo-beta-lactamase, IMP-18

Nancy D Hanson et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Jun.
No abstract available

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