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KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa reaching Germany.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2018
Hagemann Jürgen Benjamin, Pfennigwerth Niels, Gatermann Sören G, von Baum Heike, Essig Andreas
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Background: Antimicrobial resistance due to carbapenemase expression poses a worldwide threat in healthcare. Inter-genus exchange of genetic information is of utmost importance in this context. Objectives: Here, to the best of our knowledge, we describe the first detection and characterization of a KPC-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Germany. Methods: Characterization of the isolate was performed using...
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