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Carbapenem-resistant and carbapenem-susceptible isogenic isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 causing infection in a tertiary hospital.
BMC microbiology - 3 Sept 2015
Cubero Meritxell, Cuervo Guillermo, Dominguez M Ángeles, Tubau Fe, Martí Sara, Sevillano Elena, Gallego Lucía, Ayats Josefina, Peña Carmen, Pujol Miquel, Liñares Josefina, Ardanuy Carmen
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BACKGROUND: In this study we describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of an outbreak due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) producing CTX-M-15 and OXA-48 carbapenemase. Isogenic strains, carbapenem-susceptible K. pneumoniae (CS-KP) producing CTX-M-15, were also involved in the outbreak. RESULTS: From October 2010 to December 2012 a total of 62 CR-KP and 23 CS-KP were isolated from...
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