First occurrence of KPC-2-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Greek hospital and recommendation for detection with boronic acid disc tests | Zendy

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First occurrence of KPC-2-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Greek hospital and recommendation for detection with boronic acid disc tests

Author(s) -

Athanassios Tsakris,

Ioulia Kristo,

Aggeliki Poulou,

Fani Markou,

A. Ikonomidis,

Spyros Pournaras

Publication year - 2008

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/dkn364

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , cefepime , cefotaxime , microbiology and biotechnology , carbapenem , biology , agar dilution , boronic acid , cephalosporin , imipenem , plasmid , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , escherichia coli , minimum inhibitory concentration , chemistry , gene , biochemistry , organic chemistry

To investigate the first KPC carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from a Greek hospital, including phenotypic methods to aid recognition of this resistance type.

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