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CTX-M β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in suburban New York City, New York, USA.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2013
Wang Guiqing, Huang Tiangui, Surendraiah Pavan Kumar Makam, Wang Kemeng, Komal Rashida, Zhuge Jian, Chern Chian-Ru, Kryszuk Alexander A, King Cassidy, Wormser Gary P
Abstract excerpt
CTX-M extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates are infrequently reported in the United States. In this study, we analyzed nonduplicate ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and Escherichia coli clinical isolates collected during 2005-2012 at a tertiary care medical center in suburban New York City, USA, for the presence of blaCTX-M, blaSHV, blaTEM, and blaKPC genes. Despite a high...
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