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Molecular Surveillance and Dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae on Frequently Encountered Surfaces in South African Public Hospitals.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Mar 2022
Malinga Nongcebo Z Z, Shobo Christiana O, Molechan Chantal, Amoako Daniel G, Zishiri Oliver T, Bester Linda A
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria that cause life-threatening illnesses in humans are also capable of contaminating hospital surfaces, thus pose as a potential source of infection. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, genetic diversity, virulence, and antibiotic resistance profile of Klebsiella pneumoniae in South Africa. In a nonoutbreak setting involving four public hospitals, 777 samples were collected in three different...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Genes, Bacterial
- Hospitals, Public
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Phenotype
- South Africa
- beta-Lactamases