Molecular epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in different facilities in Southern Brazil

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 137-140

  Arend, Lavinia N ^a,b   Toledo, Paula ^c,d   Pilonetto, Marcelo ^a,e   Tuon, Felipe F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Bacteriology Section   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^d Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Curitiba   (Brazil)

^e PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Carbapenems; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; DAPTOMYCIN; LINEZOLID; POLYMYXIN; TIGECYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEMASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BRAZIL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY;

EID: 84921878091     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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