PCR detection of metallo-beta-lactamase gene (blaIMP) in gram-negative rods resistant to broad-spectrum beta-lactams.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on December 01, 1996

Authors

K Senda1, Y Arakawa, S Ichiyama, K Nakashima, H Ito, S Ohsuka, K Shimokata, N Kato, M Ohta

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1: Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.

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