Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 326-328 , March 2010

Plasmid-mediated carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzyme KPC-2 and ArmA 16S rRNA methylase conferring high-level aminoglycoside resistance in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae in China

Received 30 May 2009 ,Accepted 4 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.10.003

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 326-328 , March 2010

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