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Production of KPC-2 Carbapenemase by an Escherichia coli Clinical Isolate Belonging to the International ST131 Clone
19 Jul 2011
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The rapid international dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing organisms is of major concern. Of the 13 variants of KPC described to date, KPC-2 is the most widely reported and disseminated. KPC-producing isolates of K. pneumoniae have reached epidemic proportions in
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