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Prevalence and mechanisms of fosfomycin resistance among KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates in China.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Jan 2021
Huang Lin, Cao Min, Hu Yanyan, Zhang Rong, Xiao Yufei, Chen Gongxiang
Abstract excerpt
The threat of antibiotic resistance has increased dramatically in recent years. Fosfomycin, an old antibiotic agent, has been re-introduced to fight infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-KP). However, the trend of fosfomycin resistance among KPC-KP strains is increasing. In this study, 80 KPC-KP clinical isolates were collected from three teaching hospitals during...
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