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[Carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from urinary tract infections].
Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi - 1 Jan 2000
Mereuţă Ana Irina, Enache Ecaterina Mariana, Dumitraşcu Adina, Vremeră Teodora, Coman Gabriela
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Resistance to carbapenems by KPC (Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase) production in Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates was first described ten years ago in the U.S.A. and recently reported in other countries. This enzyme inactivates all beta-lactam antibiotics and is associated with fluoroquinolone and aminoglycoside resistance. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We investigated the carbapenem resistance in...
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