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Cluster of bloodstream infections caused by KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Manhattan.

American journal of infection control - 1 Mar 2009

Nadkarni Abhijeet S, Schliep Tjark, Khan Lamia, Zeana Cosmina B

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BACKGROUND: Carbapenems are considered the agents of choice for treatment of serious infections caused by resistant gram-negative organisms. A new group of class A beta-lactamases, known as KPC-type carbapenemases, has recently been described and poses a serious clinical challenge. METHODS: Seven patients with bloodstream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates with decreased susceptibility to...

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PMID: 19249638
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.10.013

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