The sudden dominance of blaCTX-M harbouring plasmids in Shigella spp. Circulating in Southern Vietnam.

• Main Authors: Nhu Thi Khanh Nguyen (Author), Vinh Ha (Author), Nga Vu Thieu Tran (Author), Richard Stabler (Author), Duy Thanh Pham (Author), Thi Minh Vien Le (Author), H Rogier van Doorn (Author), Ana Cerdeño-Tárraga (Author), Nicholas Thomson (Author), James Campbell (Author), Van Minh Hoang Nguyen (Author), Thi Thu Nga Tran (Author), Minh Van Pham (Author), Thuy Thu Cao (Author), Brendan Wren (Author), Jeremy Farrar (Author), Stephen Baker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Plasmid mediated antimicrobial resistance in the Enterobacteriaceae is a global problem. The rise of CTX-M class extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESBLs) has been well documented in industrialized countries. Vietnam is representative of a typical transitional middle i...