Emergence of ST147 Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying blaNDM-7 on IncA/C2 with ompK35 and ompK36 mutations in India

India is known to be endemic to NDM carbapenemases. However, NDM-7 among Klebsiella pneumoniae has not been described from India. Apart from carbapenemases, ompK35 and ompK36 also contribute to carbapenem resistance in K. pneumoniae. This study describes molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resista...

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Main Authors: Chaitra Shankar, Sathish Kumar, Manigandan Venkatesan, Balaji Veeraraghavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119301339