Ongoing epidemic of blaVIM-1-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae in Athens, Greece: a prospective survey
Author(s) -
Mina Psichοgiou,
Panayotis T. Tassios,
A. Avlamis,
Ioanna Stefanou,
Chris Kosmidis,
E. Platsouka,
O. Paniara,
Anna Xanthaki,
Marina Toutouza,
Georgios Daikos,
L. S. Tzouvelekis
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/dkm443
Subject(s) - imipenem , klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , etest , biology , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , aztreonam , typing , virology , escherichia coli , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , genotype , genetics , gene
To determine the current frequency and study the characteristics of VIM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from bloodstream infections in Greek hospitals.
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