Detection of the first two Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates with sequence type 258 producing KPC-2 carbapenemase in Denmark

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 610-612

  Hammerum, Anette M ^a   Hansen, Frank ^a   Lester, Camilla H ^a   Jensen, Kjeld Truberg ^b   Hansen, Dennis S ^c   Dessau, Ram B ^d  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b ESBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEMASE; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; KANAMYCIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; NALIDIXIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYMYXIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TIGECYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DENMARK; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOFILTRATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BETA-LACTAMASES; DENMARK; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 77951766490     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.01.024     Document Type: Letter

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