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CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages 154-158Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01869.x
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CTX-M; extended-spectrum beta-lactamases; Pseudomonas extended resistance; review; SHV; South America; TEM
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In South American countries, the class A extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) so far recognised belong to the CTX-M, Pseudomonas Extended Resistance (PER), SHV and TEM families. ESBL rates in South America are among the highest in the world, probably due to multiple factors. SHV- and TEM-type ESBLs have been frequently encountered, but CTX-M is endemic and widely dominant. PER-type ESBLs seem to be restricted to the southern 'cone' of South America. Community-acquired ESBLs are starting to appear.
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