Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase characterisation and heavy metal resistance of Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from hospital environmental surfaces

J Hosp Infect. 2010 May;75(1):78-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.001. Epub 2010 Mar 15.

Authors

A Touati, K Zenati, L Brasme, S Benallaoua, C de Champs

PMID: 20227789
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.001

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / biosynthesis
Cations, Divalent / toxicity
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology
Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
Environmental Microbiology*
Humans
Metals, Heavy / toxicity*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Cations, Divalent
Metals, Heavy
beta-Lactamases