Article
Epidemiological typing of klebsiellae with extended-spectrum beta-lactamases from European intensive care units.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 May 1998
Yuan M, Aucken H, Hall L M, Pitt T L, Livermore D M
Abstract excerpt
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are an increasing cause of resistance to oxyimino-aminothiazolyl cephalosporins, especially in klebsiellae. In a recent survey we detected ESBLs in 220 (23%) of 966 consecutive klebsiellae from 35 intensive care units (ICUs) in southern and western Europe...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Colony Count, Microbial
- DNA, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Europe
- Humans
- Intensive Care Units
- Klebsiella
- Klebsiella Infections
- Phenotype
- Plasmids
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Serotyping
- beta-Lactamases