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Comparative Population Analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains with Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Colonizing Patients in Rehabilitation Centers in Four Countries
13 Feb 2013
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The international project MOSAR was conducted in five rehabilitation centers; patients were screened for rectal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing members of the Enterobacteriaceae. Among 229 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, four clonal groups (CG) or complexes (CC) prevailed: CG17 in France, CG101 in Italy, CG15 in Spain, and CC147 in Israel. ESBLs, mainly CTX-Ms, were produced by 226...
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