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Microbiological features of KPC-producing Enterobacter isolates identified in a U.S. hospital system.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Oct 2014
Ahn Chulsoo, Syed Alveena, Hu Fupin, O'Hara Jessica A, Rivera Jesabel I, Doi Yohei
Abstract excerpt
Microbiological data regarding Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacter spp. are scarce. In this study, 11 unique KPC-producing Enterobacter isolates were identified among 44 ertapenem-nonsusceptible Enterobacter isolates collected between 2009 and 2013 at a hospital system in Western Pennsylvania. All cases were healthcare-associated and occurred in medically complex patients. While...
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