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Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: Antimicrobial resistance: moving forward to the past

Authors :
David Andresen
Yeqin Zuo
Clare Weston
Tore G H Liljeqvist
Source :
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin. 23:37
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
The Sax Institute, 2012.

Abstract

Globally emerging antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli present increasing challenges to community transmission of infection. Recently, New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) was identified; this enzyme makes bacteria resistant to most beta-lactam antibiotics which are used to treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

Details

ISSN :
10347674
Volume :
23
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....55ca0b12ee5d73d37e47e41e53b7d5a0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1071/nb11043