KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, finally targeting Turkey
We report here the first identification of the worldwide spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2-producing and carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae clone ST258 in Turkey, a country where the distantly-related carbapenemase OXA-48 is known to be endemic. Worryingly, this isolate was also resist...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-03-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297514500066 |