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Genetic characterization of ESBL producing strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Tehran hospitals.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 28 Oct 2010
Feizabadi Mohammad Mehdi, Mahamadi-Yeganeh Samira, Mirsalehian Akbar, Mirafshar Seyed-Mohammad, Mahboobi Mohaddeseh, Nili Firoozeh, Yadegarinia Davood
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INTRODUCTION: This study was conducted to determine the genetic characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from Iranian patients in hospitals in Tehran. METHODOLOGY: Antibiotic susceptibility of 104 isolates was determined using the disk diffusion test. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of imipenem and meropenem were determined for...
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