Characterization of a Multidrug-Resistant, Novel Bacteroides Genomospecies
Metronidazole- and carbapenem-resistant Bacteroides fragilis are rare in the United States. We isolated a multidrug-resistant anaerobe from the bloodstream and intraabdominal abscesses of a patient who had traveled to India. Whole-genome sequencing identified the organism as a novel Bacteroides geno...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285247/ |