NDM-1 imported from India – first reported case in South Africa
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NDM-1 imported from India--first reported case in South Africa.
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have been increasingly reported throughout the world. The first South African report of a New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase was from Gauteng in August 2011. Despite maintaining a high degree of vigilance, the first such case was seen in KwaZulu-Natal almost a year later. Other cases have been unable to confirm a definite link to any other affected areas; t...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samj.6593