Imipenem Resistance in Clostridium difficile Ribotype 017, Portugal

Imipenem Resistance in Clostridium difficile Ribotype 017, Portugal

We describe imipenem-resistant and imipenem-susceptible clinical isolates of Clostridium difficile ribotype 017 in Portugal. All ribotype 017 isolates carried an extra penicillin-binding protein gene, pbp5, and the imipenem-resistant isolates had additional substitutions near the transpeptidase acti...

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Main Authors: Joana Isidro, Andrea Santos, Alexandra Nunes, Vítor Borges, Catarina Silva, Luís Vieira, Aristides L. Mendes, Mónica Serrano, Adriano O. Henriques, João Paulo Gomes, Mónica Oleastro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile infection
imipenem resistance
penicillin-binding proteins
ribotype 017
multidrug resistance
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/4/17-0095_article

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