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Clonal spread of CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Croatian hospital.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Sept 2010
Vranic-Ladavac Mirna, Bosnjak Zrinka, Beader Natasa, Barisic Nada, Kalenic Smilja, Bedenic Branka
Abstract excerpt
This study was conducted to detect and analyse the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae associated with a nosocomial outbreak at a Croatian hospital. During 2007, 162 K. pneumoniae isolates with reduced susceptibility to third-generation cephalosporins were collected from various hospital units and patient specimens. Most of the strains were isolated from urine (61...
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