| regional outbreak of ctx-m-2 β-lactamase-producing proteus mirabilis in japan. | proteus mirabilis is a common cause of urinary tract infection. wild-type p. mirabilis strains are usually susceptible to penicillins and cephalosporins, but occurrences of p. mirabilis producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (esbls) have been recently reported. here, we surveyed the prevalence of cefotaxime resistance among p. mirabilis strains at seven different hospitals in kanagawa prefecture, japan, and investigated their molecular epidemiology to explain the mechanism of their spread. the ... | 2012 | 22935848 |