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Outbreak of colistin-resistant, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2011
Marchaim Dror, Chopra Teena, Pogue Jason M, Perez Federico, Hujer Andrea M, Rudin Susan, Endimiani Andrea, Navon-Venezia Shiri, Hothi Jatinder, Slim Jessica, Blunden Christopher, Shango Maryann, Lephart Paul R, Salimnia Hossein, Reid Deborah, Moshos Judy, Hafeez Wasif, Bheemreddy Suchitha, Chen Ting-Yi, Dhar Sorabh, Bonomo Robert A, Kaye Keith S
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Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae has spread worldwide and throughout the United States. Colistin is used extensively to treat infections with this organism. We describe a cluster of colistin-resistant, carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae infection cases involving three institutions in De...
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