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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2006, p. 3012-3014, Vol. 44, No. 8
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01112-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Widely Distributed and Predominant CTX-M Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

N. al Naiemi,1,3 A. Bart,1 M. D. de Jong,1,{dagger} C. M. Vandenbroucke-Grauls,1,3 P. J. G. M. Rietra,2 Y. J. Debets-Ossenkopp,3 P. C. Wever,1,4 L. Spanjaard,1 A. J. Bos,5 and B. Duim1*

Academic Medical Center,1 Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis,2 Vrije Universiteit Medical Center,3 Slotervaartziekenhuis,4 Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands5

Received 31 May 2006/ Accepted 5 June 2006

Three hundred sixty Enterobacteriaceae and nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli, isolated during one week in May 2004 at five hospitals in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, were evaluated for the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). A prevalence of 7.8% was found, in contrast to the 1% observed in 1997. CTX-M ESBLs dominated, and four types were identified in 18 isolates.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Dept. of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, L1-244, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Phone: 31 20 5665714. Fax: 31 20 5669745. E-mail: b.duim{at}amc.uva.nl.

{dagger} Current address: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2006, p. 3012-3014, Vol. 44, No. 8
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01112-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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