Archives of Medical Research
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 235-239 , May 2010

In169, A New Class 1 Integron that Encoded blaIMP-18 in a Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate from Mexico

  • Guillermina Sánchez-Martinez

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Ulises Jesús Garza-Ramos

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Fernando Luis Reyna-Flores

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
    • ,
  • Jesús Gaytán-Martínez

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Infectología, Centro Médico Nacional, La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, D.F., México
    • ,
  • Isaí Guillermo Lorenzo-Bautista

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Infectología, Centro Médico Nacional, La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, D.F., México
    • ,
  • Jesús Silva-Sanchez

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Jesus Silva-Sanchez, Av. Universidad #655, Col. Sta. Ma. Ahuacatitlan, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62100 México; Phone: (+52) (77) 7329-3021; FAX: (+52) (77) 7101-2925

Received 13 January 2010 ,Accepted 21 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2010.05.006

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 235-239 , May 2010

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