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Molecular epidemiology of KPC-2- producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Brazil: the predominance of sequence type 437.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Jun 2011
Seki Liliane M, Pereira Polyana S, de Souza Maria da Penha A H, Conceição Magda de S, Marques Elizabeth A, Porto Carlos Oliveira, Colnago Elvira Maria L, Alves Carlene de F M, Gomes Deize, Assef Ana Paula D A Carvalho, Samuelsen Ørjan, Asensi Marise D
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The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic relatedness of 57 KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from 5 states in Brazil, during 2006-2009. Pulse-field gel electrophoresis analysis identified 10 pulsotypes. The pulsotype designated as Kp-RJ (Klebsiella pneumoniae-Rio de Janei...
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