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Susceptibility profiles, molecular epidemiology, and detection of KPC-producing Escherichia coli isolates from the New York City vicinity.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2010
Landman David, Urban Carl, Bäcker Martin, Kelly Paul, Shah Neha, Babu Elizabeth, Bratu Simona, Quale John
Abstract excerpt
The detection of Enterobacteriaceae carrying the carbapenemase KPC has been problematic. Thirty isolates of KPC-possessing Escherichia coli were gathered from hospitals in New York City and Connecticut. The imipenem, meropenem, doripenem, and ertapenem MIC50 values were 4, 2, 1, and 4 μg/ml, respectively. Over half of the isolates belonged to a single ribotype. Using an ertapenem breakpoint of 0.25 μg/ml would...
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