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Investigation of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing SHV-12 and SHV-11 beta-lactamases in Korean hospitals.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Sept 2009
Lee Kyeong Min, Yoo Jae Il, Yoo Yong Sun, Yoo Jung Sik, Chung Gyung Tae, Ahn Tae In, Lee Yeong Seon
Abstract excerpt
Of 143 clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae collected from Korean non-tertiary hospitals, 24 (16.8%) showed an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-positive phenotype. PCR and sequence analysis revealed the presence of TEM-116 (n=13), CTX-M-3 (n=5), CTX-M-14 (n=2), CTX-M-15 (n=3), and SHV-12 (n=16). Each of the 24 isolates encoded more than one beta-lactamase, and seven isolates (29%) harbored two different...
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