KPC-2-producing Enterobacter cloacae in two cities from Southern Brazil

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-288

  Zavascki, Alexandre P ^a,b   Machado, Alice B M P ^a   de Oliveira, Kátia R P ^a   Superti, Silvana V ^b   Pilger, Diogo A ^c   Cantarelli, Vlademir V ^c   Pereira, Patrícia R ^d   Lieberkmecht, Andréa C ^d   Barth, Afonso L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Weinmann Laboratory   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Bruno Born   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEMASE; CARBAPENEMASE KPC 2; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYMYXIN B; SULTAMICILLIN; TIGECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISK DIFFUSION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

BETA-LACTAMASES; BRAZIL; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 67650732696     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.03.012     Document Type: Letter

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