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An outbreak of CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in Kuwait.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Al Sweih N, Salama M F, Jamal W, Al Hashem G, Rotimi V O
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OBJECTIVE: This study reports an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in 14 patients during a 2-month period (August-September, 2008) in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a teaching hospital in Kuwait. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The clinical sources were blood (9), urine (3) and respiratory secretions (2) identified by the automated VITEK-2 ID System. Susceptibility testing was performed by the E-test method....
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