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Characterization of a DHA-1-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Involved in an Outbreak and Role of the AmpR Regulator in Virulence
11 Oct 2011
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A clonal strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing the plasmid-encoded cephalosporinase DHA-1 was isolated from four patients admitted to the teaching hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, France, in 2006. It was responsible for severe infections in three of the patients; the fourth was colonized only in the gastrointestinal tract. The strain had at least two plasmids encoding resistance to antibiotics (quinolones,...
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