β-lactamase-mediated resistance in MDR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Qatar

Abstract Background The distribution of β-lactam resistance genes in P. aeruginosa is often closely related to the distribution of certain high-risk international clones. We used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to identify the predominant sequence types (ST) and β-lactamase genes in clinical isolates...

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Main Authors: Mazen A. Sid Ahmed, Faisal Ahmad Khan, Ali A. Sultan, Bo Söderquist, Emad Bashir Ibrahim, Jana Jass, Ali S. Omrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00838-y