Molecular characterization of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae & its clonal relationship among Indian isolates

Background & objectives: Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP), a common cause of invasive infections, is often extensively drug resistant in India. At present, studies on resistance mechanism and clonal relationship of KP from India are limited. The present study was undertaken to determine the resistance...

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Main Authors: Chaitra Shankar, Manigandan Venkatesan, Ranjani Rajan, Deepa Mani, Binesh Lal, John Antony Jude Prakash, Shalini Anandan, Agila Kumari Pragasam, Kamini Walia, V C Ohri, Balaji Veeraraghavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2019;volume=149;issue=2;spage=199;epage=207;aulast=Shankar