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Molecular characterization of DHA-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected during a 4-year period in an intensive care unit.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Oct 2014
Compain Fabrice, Decré Dominique, Fulgencio Jean-Pierre, Berraho Sfia, Arlet Guillaume, Verdet Charlotte
Abstract excerpt
Seventeen Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing DHA-1 β-lactamase were collected in an intensive care unit between 2006 and 2010. Molecular analysis revealed the predominance of ST48 and ST1263 clones of K. pneumoniae and the spread of DHA-1-encoding plasmids belonging to incompatibility group IncL/M or IncHI2.
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