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Distribution of β-lactamase genes among carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from patients in Turkey.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Nov 2015
Iraz Meryem, Özad Düzgün Azer, Sandallı Cemal, Doymaz Mehmet Ziya, Akkoyunlu Yasemin, Saral Ayşegül, Peleg Anton Y, Özgümüş Osman Birol, Beriş Fatih Şaban, Karaoğlu Hakan, Çopur Çiçek Ayşegül
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BACKGROUND: The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae poses a serious problem to antibiotic management. We investigated the β-lactamases in a group of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae clinical isolates from Turkey. METHODS: Thirty-seven strains of K. pneumoniae isolated from various clinical specimens were analyzed by antimicrobial susceptibility testing, PCR for the detection of β-lactamase...
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