Extended-spectrum β-lactamases producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in two hospitals in Goiânia/Brazil: detection, prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular typing Klebsiella pneumoniae produtoras de β-lactamases de espectro ampliado isoladas em dois Hospitais em Goiânia/Brasil: detecção, prevalência, suscetibilidade antimicrobiana e tipagem molecular

This study was developed to evaluate the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in two hospitals (A and B) in Goiânia, GO, Brazil. The antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates was determined using the MicroScan WalkAway (Dade Behring, USA). T...

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Main Authors: Daniella Fabíola dos Santos, Fabiana Cristina Pimenta, Rodrigo Alves, Edlaine Rodrigues Montalvão, Daniela Braz dos Santos, José Rodrigues do Carmo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000400002