Detection of OXA-48-like and NDM carbapenemases producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Jordan: A pilot study

Summary: Little is known of carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPK) in Jordan. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CPK in a major hospital in Amman, Jordan in 2012–2013 and to characterize the isolates and detect the types of carbapenemase(s) they produced.For the 296 isolate...

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Main Authors: Amin A. Aqel, Panagiota Giakkoupi, Hamed Alzoubi, Ibrahim Masalha, Matthew J. Ellington, Alkiviadis Vatopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034116000381