Characterisation of extended-spectrum b-lactamases among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates causing bacteraemia and urinary tract infection in Mozambique

Characterisation of extended-spectrum b-lactamases among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates causing bacteraemia and urinary tract infection in Mozambique

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum b-lactamase (ESBL)- producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from urinary tract and bloodstream infections in a rural hospital in Manhic¸a, Mozambique. ESBLs were investigated among ceftriaxone-non-susceptible K. pneumoniae c...

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Main Authors: Pons, Maria J., Vubil, Delfino, Guiral, Elisabet, Jaintilal, Dinis, Fraile, Oscar, Soto, Sara M., Sigauque, Betuel, Nhampossa, Tacilta, Aide, Pedro, Alonso, Pedro L., Vila, Jordi, Mandomando, Inacio, Ruiz, Joaquim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2015
Subjects:
ESBL
Klebsiella
CTX-M-15
Bloodstream infection
Urinary tract infection
Low-income countries
Online Access:Pons MJ, Vubil D, Guiral E, Jaintilal D, Fraile O, Soto SM, et al. Characterisation of extended-spectrum β-lactamases among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates causing bacteraemia and urinary tract infection in Mozambique. J Glob Antimicrob Resist [Internet]. 2015;3:19–25. Available from: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2213716515000065
http://hdl.handle.net/10757/347017

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Pons MJ, Vubil D, Guiral E, Jaintilal D, Fraile O, Soto SM, et al. Characterisation of extended-spectrum β-lactamases among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates causing bacteraemia and urinary tract infection in Mozambique. J Glob Antimicrob Resist [Internet]. 2015;3:19–25. Available from: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2213716515000065
http://hdl.handle.net/10757/347017

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