Phenotypic research on Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) enzyme in Enterobacteriaceae from hospitals;Avaliação fenotípica da enzima Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) em Enterobacteriaceae de ambiente hospitalar

Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-27

  Picoli, Simone Ulrich ^a   Dienstmann, Rosabel ^e   Meyer, Gabriela ^b   Schenkel, Tiago ^c   Steyer, Juçara ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEEVALE   (Brazil)

^b FEEVALE   (Brazil)

^c Laboratório Vitale   (Brazil)

^d Laboratório de Microbiologia HPS   (Brazil)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics; Beta lactamase; Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952977256     PISSN: 16762444     EISSN: 16784774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-24442010000100005     Document Type: Article

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