Open AccessFirst case of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Ecuador: An update for South America
Author(s) -
Daniel Romero-Álvarez,
Jorge Reyes,
Viviana Quezada,
Carolina Satán,
Nelson Salas,
Sofía Barrera,
Gabriel Trueba,
Luis E. Escobar,
José E. Villacís
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.10.012
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , new delhi , microbiology and biotechnology , geography , biology , escherichia coli , archaeology , genetics , gene , metropolitan area
To describe a clinical case of Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring a New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) plasmid in Ecuador and to present a map of reports of NDM isolates in South America.
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