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Multidrug resistant NDM-1 metallo-beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit in a tertiary care center at central India.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Khajuria Atul, Praharaj Ashok Kumar, Kumar Mahadevan, Grover Naveen, Aggarwal Amit
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the following study is to detect genes encoding carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Antibiotic sensitivity test was performed by standard Kirby Bauer disc diffusion technique and minimum inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics was determined by VITEK-2. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays...
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