Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Coharboring KPC and VIM Carbapenemases in Colombia | Zendy

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Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Coharboring KPC and VIM Carbapenemases in Colombia

Author(s) -

Laura J. Rojas,

María F. Mojica,

V. M. Blanco,

Ana Paula Folmer Corrêa,

María Camila Montealegre,

Elsa De La Cadena,

Juan José Maya,

Rubén Camargo,

John P. Quinn,

María Virginia Villegas

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.01666-12

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , klebsiella infections , enterobacteriaceae , klebsiella , biology , beta lactam , escherichia coli , antibiotics , gene , genetics

Klebsiella pneumoniae strains coharboring KPC and VIM carbapenemases have been reported, to the best of our knowledge, only in Greece ([1][1][–][2][5][3]) and Germany ([6][4]). The coexpression of these two resistance determinants poses a major threat to antibiotic utility worldwide. Herein we

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