A review of SHV extended-spectrum β-lactamases: neglected yet ubiquitous

β-lactamases are the primary cause of resistance to β-lactams among members of the family Enterobacteriaceae. SHV enzymes have emerged in Enterobacteriaceae causing infections in health care in the last decades of the 20st century, and they are now observed in isolates in different epidemiological s...

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Main Authors: Apostolos Liakopoulos, Dik Mevius, Daniela Ceccarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01374/full