Article
Incidence of two virulence factors (aerobactin and mucoid phenotype) among 190 clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Sept 1992
Vernet V, Madoulet C, Chippaux C, Philippon A
Abstract excerpt
Because outbreaks of multiple-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases were recently observed in French hospitals, the presence of virulence factors was examined for (i) phenotype by bioassay for aerobactin production and by culture for the mucoid phenotype, and (ii) genotype using intragenic probes of respectively 2-kb BglII and 235-bp BamHI-BglII fragments and...
Topics
- Cross Infection
- Glycosaminoglycans
- Humans
- Hydroxamic Acids
- Klebsiella Infections
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Phenotype
- Virulence
- beta-Lactamases
