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Emergence of CTX-M Group 1-ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumonia from a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 3 Sept 2010
Khan Erum, Schneiders Thamarai, Zafar Afia, Aziz Erum, Parekh Asra, Hasan Rumina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae have been reported previously from Pakistan but the genotypic characteristics of these enzymes is not known. Hence the aim of the study was first to characterise the genotypic content of these beta-lactamases and secondly to assess the clonal relationship of these isolates. METHODOLOGY: We analysed 65 non-duplicate ESBL positive,...
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