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Coproduction of NDM-1 and KPC-2 in Enterobacter hormaechei from Brazil.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Apr 2015
Pereira Polyana Silva, Borghi Mirla, Albano Rodolpho Mattos, Lopes Jonathan Christian Oliveira, Silveira Melise Chaves, Marques Elizabeth Andrade, Oliveira Jane Cleide Ribeiro, Asensi Marise Dutra, Carvalho-Assef Ana Paula D'Alincourt
Abstract excerpt
The most important resistance mechanism against β-lactam drugs is the production of carbapenemases. In this study, we report the first identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-2 and New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-1 in Enterobacter hormaechei subps. oharae from Brazil. The detection of carbapenemases was done by phenotypic assays, PCR, and DNA sequencing, whereas the identification was...
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