Antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Spain: analyses of 718 invasive isolates from 35 hospitals and report of one outbreak causedby an SHV-12-producing strain | Zendy

Jesús Oteo | Zendy; E. Garduño | Zendy; V. Bautista | Zendy; Óscar Cuevas | Zendy; José Campos | Zendy

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Antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Spain: analyses of 718 invasive isolates from 35 hospitals and report of one outbreak causedby an SHV-12-producing strain

Author(s) -

Jesús Oteo,

E. Garduño,

V. Bautista,

Óscar Cuevas,

José Campos

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkm439

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , outbreak , antibiotics , strain (injury) , klebsiella , enterobacteriaceae , biology , antibiotic resistance , virology , medicine , escherichia coli , biochemistry , gene , anatomy

cations, probably as a consequence of weak antibiotic activity (only ciprofloxacin was active). Identification of both MBL and ESBL in a single P. aeruginosa isolate may represent the ultimate state of multidrug resistance in that species. Furthermore, the emergence of VIM-2 MBL in Turkey, identified for the first time, represents a significant additional threat when considered in the context of high levels of antibiotic resistance in that country.

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