Development of ceftazidime resistance in an acute Burkholderia pseudomallei infection.
Burkholderia pseudomallei, a bacterium that causes the disease melioidosis, is intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics. First-line antibiotic therapy for treating melioidosis is usually the synthetic β-lactam, ceftazidime (CAZ), as almost all B. pseudomallei strains are susceptible to this drug....
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| פורמט: | Journal article |
| שפה: | English |
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2012
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