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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 1999, p. 3774-3777, Vol. 37, No. 11
Department of Microbiology,
Received 7 June 1999/Returned for modification 23 July
1999/Accepted 6 August 1999
Twelve Salmonella typhimurium strains resistant to
broad-spectrum cephalosporins were isolated from cases of
gastroenteritis during 1996 to 1998 in Russia, Hungary, and Greece.
Resistance was due to the production of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum
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Spread of a Salmonella typhimurium Clone
Resistant to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins in Three European
Countries
-lactamases encoded by similar 12-kb plasmids. By pulsed-field gel
electrophoresis, all strains shared the same chromosomal type. These
data suggest that an S. typhimurium clone resistant to
broad-spectrum cephalosporins is present in at least three European countries.
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of
Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, M. Asias 75, 115 27 Athens, Greece. Phone: 301 7785 638 or 301 7714 432. Fax: 301 7709 180. E-mail: Ltzouvel{at}cc.uoa.gr.
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