blaCTX-M-2 and blaCTX-M-28 extended-spectrum β-lactamase genes and class 1 integrons in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Brazil

blaCTX-M-2 and blaCTX-M-28 extended-spectrum β-lactamase genes and class 1 integrons in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Brazil

Twenty-eight Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates that exhibited an extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistance profile from a city in the Northeast of Brazil were analysed by PCR and DNA sequencing in order to determine the occurrence of blaCTX-M genes and class 1 integrons. We determined the occ...

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Main Authors: Ana Catarina S Lopes, Dyana Leal Veras, Alexsandra Mariá S Lima, Rita de Cássia Andrade Melo, Juan Ayala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
blaCTX-M
integrons
multidrug resistance
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