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First description of NDM-1-, KPC-2-, VIM-2- and IMP-4-producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> strains in a single Chinese teaching hospital
24 Apr 2014
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A total of 180 non-duplicate carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were recovered from patients hospitalized between December 2010 and January 2012 at a Chinese hospital. Eight KPC-2, four NDM-1, one VIM-2, and five KPC-2 plus IMP-4 producers were identified and all were multidrug resistant due to the presence of other resistance determinants, including extended-spectrum β-lactamases (CTX-M-15,...
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