VIM-1 metallo-β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Greek hospitals

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3893-3896

  Giakkoupi, P ^a   Xanthaki, A ^b   Kanelopoulo, M ^c   Vlahaki, A ^d   Miriagou, V ^e   Kontou, S ^b   Papafraggas, E ^c   Malamou Lada, H ^d   Tzouvelekis, L S ^a   Legakis, N J ^a   Vatopoulos, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c SISMANOGLIO HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AAC6 GENE; AADA GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DHFRI GENE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSFER; GREECE; HUMAN; INTEGRON; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VIM 1 GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GREECE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0041522306     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3893-3896.2003     Document Type: Article

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