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Resistance to carbapenems in sequence type 11 Klebsiella pneumoniae is related to DHA-1 and loss of OmpK35 and/or OmpK36.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Feb 2012
Shin So Youn, Bae Il Kwon, Kim Juwon, Jeong Seok Hoon, Yong Dongeun, Kim June Myung, Lee Kyungwon
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This study investigated the molecular mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Korea and the clinical outcomes of resistant K. pneumoniae infection. Sixteen K. pneumoniae isolates showing resistance to carbapenems collected from a tertiary-care hospital were examined for the mechanisms of carbapenem resistance. PCR and sequencing experiments detected the bla(DHA-1)...
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