Isolation of the first IMP-4 metallo-β-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Tianjin, China

This study shows for the first time the mechanism of carbapenem resistance of a Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolate TJ8 recovered from Tianjin medical university general hospital ,China. The modified Hodge test and EDTA synergy test were performed for the screening of carbapenemases and metallo-&...

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Main Authors: Jing Li, Zhidong Hu, Qiaojuan Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000300010