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Emergence of a colistin-resistant KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 clone in Hungary.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jul 2010
Tóth A, Damjanova I, Puskás E, Jánvári L, Farkas M, Dobák A, Böröcz K, Pászti J
Abstract excerpt
Nine Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates showing non-susceptibility to carbapenems were collected from three centres in the north-eastern region of Hungary. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antibiotics were determined by Etest. The putative production of a carbapenemase was tested by the modified Hodge test. The presence of bla (KPC) genes was verified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing....
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