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Complexity of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates resistant to both cephamycins and extended-spectrum cephalosporins at a teaching hospital in Taiwan.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2004
Yan Jing-Jou, Ko Wen-Chien, Wu Hsiu-Mei, Tsai Shu-Huei, Chuang Chin-Luan, Wu Jiunn-Jong
Abstract excerpt
Among 99 clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates resistant to cefoxitin and extended-spectrum cephalosporins, coexistence of AmpC (DHA-1, CMY-2, or CMY-8) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (CTX-M and/or SHV) was detected in a total of 35. The remainder produced AmpC (n = 42), extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (n = 9), metallo-beta-lactamases (n = 2), or none of these enzymes (n = 11). Phenotypic...
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