Emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase PER-1 in Proteus vulgaris and Providencia stuartii isolates from Algiers, Algeria

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Sep;53(9):4043-4. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00274-09. Epub 2009 Jun 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algeria
  • Cefepime
  • Cefotaxime / pharmacology
  • Ceftazidime / pharmacology
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology
  • Imipenem / pharmacology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Piperacillin / pharmacology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Proteus vulgaris / drug effects
  • Proteus vulgaris / enzymology*
  • Proteus vulgaris / genetics
  • Providencia / drug effects
  • Providencia / enzymology*
  • Providencia / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • Cephalosporins
  • Imipenem
  • Cefepime
  • Ceftazidime
  • beta-lactamase PER-1
  • beta-Lactamases
  • Cefotaxime
  • Piperacillin