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First description of methyltransferases in extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Saudi Arabia.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jul 2017
Abdalhamid Baha, Elhadi Nasreldin, Albunayan Samar, Alsamman Khaldoon, Aljindan Reem
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PURPOSE: The resistance determinants for carbapenems, fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides were characterized in 16 extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (XDRKPN) strains collected from Saudi hospitals during 2014. METHODOLOGY: PCR and sequencing were used to detect: blaKPC, blaNDM, blaVIM, blaIMP-1,blaOXA-48, blaCTX-M, blaTEM, blaSHV and ampC for β-lactam resistance; qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, aac(6')-Ib-cr,...
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