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Clonal spread of highly successful ST15-CTX-M-15 Klebsiella pneumoniae in companion animals and horses.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2014
Ewers Christa, Stamm Ivonne, Pfeifer Yvonne, Wieler Lothar H, Kopp Peter A, Schønning K, Prenger-Berninghoff Ellen, Scheufen Sandra, Stolle Inka, Günther Sebastian, Bethe Astrid
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical relevance and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella species in animals. METHODS: Antimicrobial susceptibilities and presence of ESBLs were examined among Klebsiella spp. (n = 1519) from clinical samples (>1200 senders from Germany and other European countries) mainly from companion animals and horses from October 2008 to March...
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