Role of β-lactamases and porins in resistance to ertapenem and other β-lactams in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3203-3206

  Jacoby, George A ^a   Mills, Debra M ^a   Chow, Nancy ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PORIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTAMS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; PORINS;

EID: 3343024286     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.8.3203-3206.2004     Document Type: Article

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