Prevalence of blaKPC and its occurrence with other beta-lactamases in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Prevalence of blaKPC and its occurrence with other beta-lactamases in Klebsiella pneumoniae

BACKGROUND: Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is an important nosocomial pathogen, and the emergence of multidrug resistance in these organisms limits the treatment options for serious infections caused by them. K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) is one of the clinically significant Class A beta-...

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Main Authors: Poothakuzhiyil Remya, Mariappan Shanthi, Uma Sekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
Subjects:
extended-spectrum beta-lactamases
klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase
klebsiella pneumoniae
molecular methods
phenotypic methods
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/JLP.JLP_29_18

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