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Screening of 703 isolates of
<jats:italic>Enterobacteriaceae</jats:italic>
, obtained from 34 German intensive care units (ICUs), revealed
<jats:italic>qnr</jats:italic>
-positive, integron-containing isolates of
<jats:italic>Enterobacter</jats:italic>
sp. and
<jats:italic>Citrobacter freundii</jats:italic>
from four patients in 2 German ICUs. This is one of the first reports of
<jats:italic>qnr</jats:italic>
-positive strains obtained from patients in Europe.
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