Investigation of carbapenemase and mcr-1 genes in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates
Author(s) -
Çiğdem Arabacı,
Tuba Dal,
Tuğcan Başyiğit,
Neslihan Genişel,
Rıza Durmaz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11048
Subject(s) - colistin , broth microdilution , klebsiella pneumoniae , ertapenem , microbiology and biotechnology , tigecycline , amikacin , biology , cefepime , carbapenem , trimethoprim , sulfamethoxazole , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , meropenem , imipenem , minimum inhibitory concentration , gene , escherichia coli , genetics
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae are a major problem. We aimed to investigate carbapenemase-encoding genes and transferable mcr-1 genes among 57 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) isolates from hospitalized patients.
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