Isolation of an extended spectrum beta‐lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a patient in a Sydney hospital

S. M. Bell Department of Microbiology, South Eastern Area Laboratory Services, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

J. N. Pham Department of Microbiology, South Eastern Area Laboratory Services, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]

B. J. Gatus Department of Microbiology, South Eastern Area Laboratory Services, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

L. Poirel Hôpital de Bicêtre, South‐Paris Medical School, Le Kremlin‐Bicêtre, France

P. Nordmann Hôpital de Bicêtre, South‐Paris Medical School, Le Kremlin‐Bicêtre, France

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