New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, Canada

New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, Canada

Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolates harboring New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) were isolated from a patient who had returned to Canada from India. The NDM-1 gene was found on closely related incompatibility group A/C type plasmids. The occurrence of NDM-1 in...

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Main Authors: Michael R. Mulvey, Jennifer M. Grant, Katherine Plewes, Diane Roscoe, David A. Boyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Multidrug resistance
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Escherichia coli
carbapenemase
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/1/10-1358_article

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