American Society for Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 10(63), 2019
DOI: 10.1128/aac.01110-19
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Selection of extended-spectrum mutations in narrow-spectrum oxacillinases (e.g., OXA-2 and OXA-10) is an emerging mechanism for development of in vivo resistance to ceftolozane-tazobactam and ceftazidime-avibactam in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Detection of these challenging enzymes therefore seems essential to prevent clinical failure, but the complex phenotypic plasticity exhibited by this species may often lead to their underestimation.