Rapid evolution and spread of carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae in Europe.

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Published in Clin Microbiol Infect on May 01, 2012

Authors

R Cantón1, M Akóva, Y Carmeli, C G Giske, Y Glupczynski, M Gniadkowski, D M Livermore, V Miriagou, T Naas, G M Rossolini, Ø Samuelsen, H Seifert, N Woodford, P Nordmann, European Network on Carbapenemases

Author Affiliations

1: Servicio de Microbiología and CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria and Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.

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