Deceiving Phenotypic Susceptibility Results on a Klebsiella pneumoniae Blood Isolate Carrying Plasmid-Mediated AmpC Gene blaDHA-1

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) frequently causes hospital-acquired infections and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. CRKP can have multiple resistance mechanisms and only a few can be routinely detected by commercial molecular or phenotypic assays making surveillance...

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Main Authors: Susan Realegeno, Kevin Ward, Omai B. Garner, Shangxin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.561880/full