Cross-transmission of Escherichia coli producing OXA-181 in hospitalized patients and failure of carbapenemase detection by commercial and in-house PCR assays

J Med Microbiol. 2016 Jan;65(1):99-100. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000187. Epub 2015 Oct 13.

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¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Care Group, Ireland.
² Infection Prevention and Control Service, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta University Health Care Group, Ireland.
³ Discipline of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, NUI Galway, Ireland.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Our Lady's Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
⁵ Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (AMRHAI) Reference Unit, Public Health England National Infections Service, London, UK.

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