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Molecular characterization of the bla(KPC-2) gene in clinical isolates of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from the pediatric wards of a Chinese hospital.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Oct 2012
Liu Yang, Li Xiang-Yang, Wan La-Gen, Jiang Wei-Yan, Li Fang-Qu, Yang Jing-Hong
Abstract excerpt
The present study was conducted to confirm the presence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae associated with a nosocomial outbreak in a Chinese pediatric hospital. From July 2009 to January 2011, 124 nonduplicated K. pneumoniae isolates were collected from specimens from patients of pediatric units in the hospital. Twelve of the 124 isolates possessed the bla(KPC-2) gene and...
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