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Epidemiology and molecular characterisation of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from immunocompromised patients in Tunisia.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Dec 2018
Tanfous Farah Ben, Raddaoui Anis, Chebbi Yosra, Achour Wafa
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the resistance determinants and genetic relatedness of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (ColR-Kp) isolates in the National Bone Marrow Transplant Center of Tunis (NBMTC) between 2002 and 2013. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for colistin of ColR-Kp isolates were assessed using a UMIC broth microdilution kit. All isolates were screened by PCR...
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