Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 261-265 , July 2010

High prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases and plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from long-term care facilities in Korea

Received 7 December 2009 ,Accepted 12 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.02.012

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 261-265 , July 2010

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