Detection and analysis of different interactions between resistance mechanisms and carbapenems in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Abstract Carbapenems are considered last-line agents for the treatment of serious infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, and this microorganism may exhibit resistance to β-lactam antibiotics due to different mechanisms of resistance. We evaluated 27 isolates of K. pneumoniae resistant to carbap...

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Main Authors: Tanise Vendruscolo Dalmolin, Bianca Vendruscolo Bianchini, Grazielle Guidolin Rossi, Ana Carolina Ramos, Ana Cristina Gales, Priscila de Arruda Trindade, Marli Matiko Anraku de Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822017000300493&lng=en&tlng=en