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Diversity of genotypes in CTX-M-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in different hospitals in Brazil.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Chagas Thiago Pavoni Gomes, Alves Ronaldo Mendes, Vallim Deyse Christina, Seki Liliane Miyuki, Campos Leila Carvalho, Asensi Marise Dutra
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The present study was undertaken to characterize CTX-M ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae collected from hospitals in different cities of Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighty-five K. pneumoniae strains isolated from hospitalized patients in six different hospitals of three cities of Brazil were analyzed. ESBL production was confirmed by the standard double-disk synergy test and the Etest®. The MIC50...
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