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Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: two-year epidemiologic follow-up in a tertiary hospital.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Feb 2013
Pereira Graziella Hanna, Garcia Doroti O, Mostardeiro Marcelo, Fanti Karina S V N, Levin Anna S
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This study describes a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) outbreak that occurred from October 2008-December 2010. Polymerase chain reaction assays were performed to detect the blaKPC gene and molecular typing was performed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). There were 33 CRKP infections; PFGE revealed five genotypes: genotype A in five (15%), B in 18 (55%), C in eight (24%) and two...
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