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Detection of OXA-48-like and NDM carbapenemases producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Jordan: A pilot study.
Journal of infection and public health - 1 Jan 2000
Aqel Amin A, Giakkoupi Panagiota, Alzoubi Hamed, Masalha Ibrahim, Ellington Matthew J, Vatopoulos Alkiviadis
Abstract excerpt
Little is known of carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPK) in Jordan. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CPK in a major hospital in Amman, Jordan in 2012-2013 and to characterize the isolates and detect the types of carbapenemase(s) they produced. For the 296 isolates investigated, species identification and antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined (Vitek II, bioMérieux). Isolates...
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