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Emergence of CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae of multilocus sequence types 1, 11, 14, 17, 20, 35 and 36 as pathogens and colonizers in newborns and adults.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2009
Oteo Jesús, Cuevas Oscar, López-Rodríguez Inmaculada, Banderas-Florido Ana, Vindel Ana, Pérez-Vázquez María, Bautista Verónica, Arroyo Margarita, García-Caballero Juan, Marín-Casanova Pilar, González-Sanz Rubén, Fuentes-Gómez Víctor, Oña-Compán Salvador, García-Cobos Silvia, Campos José
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OBJECTIVES: To characterize the population structure and resistance mechanisms of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates that are highly resistant to third-generation cephalosporins, collected from five Spanish hospitals. METHODS: A total of 162 K. pneumoniae isolates from five hospitals located in three geographical areas of Spain were characterized. The number of isolates from each hospital ranged from 3 to 82. The...
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