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Phenotypic and genotypic screening and clonal analysis of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae at a single hospital.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2011
Gomez Eric, Urban Carl, Mariano Noriel, Colon-Urban Rita, Eng Robert H K, Huang David B, Chiang Tom
Abstract excerpt
Detection of bla(KPC)-harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) in the clinical laboratory remains a difficult task. Decreased ertapenem (ERT) susceptibility has been considered one of the most sensitive phenotypic indicators of K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) production, but has been found to be nonspecific. Susceptibility testing using imipenem or meropenem lacks the sensitivity for detection of KPCs, and there is...
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