Coexistence of plasmid-mediated KPC-2 and IMP-4 carbapenemases in isolates of klebsiella pneumoniae from china

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2670-2671

  Wei, Zeqing ^a,b   Yu, Tao ^c   Qi, Yan ^a   Ji, Shujuan ^a   Shen, Ping ^a   Yu, Yunsong ^a   Chen, Yagang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease   (China)

^c Wuhan Children's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Genes; Hybridization; PCR; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CARBAPENEMASE; CARBENICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; IMP 4 CARBAPENEMASE; KPC 2 CARBAPENEMASE; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULPERAZON; TIGECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; EPSILOMETER TEST; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CHINA; HUMANS; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PLASMIDS;

EID: 80054685042     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr330     Document Type: Letter

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