First isolation of blaVIM-2 in Latin America:: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program

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Mendes, RE [1 ]
Castanheira, M
Garcia, P
Guzman, M
Toleman, MA
Walsh, TR
Jones, RN
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[1] Univ Bristol, Dept Pathol & Microbiol, Bristol BS8 1TD, Avon, England
[2] Catholic Univ Hosp, Santiago, Chile
[3] Ctr Med Caracas, San Bernardino, Venezuela
[4] JMI Labs, Jones Grp, N Liberty, IA USA
[5] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Disciplina Doencas Infecciosas & Parasitarias, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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10.1128/AAC.48.4.1433-1434.2004
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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页码:1433 / 1434
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