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First isolation of a VIM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from a seven-year-old child in Venezuela

Author(s) -

Daniel Marcano,

Fernando Pasterán,

Melina Rapoport,

Diego Faccone,

Carmen Ugarte,

Nuris Salgado,

Daisy Payares,

Enza Spadola,

Yoanna Lopez,

G Maggi,

Marcelo Galas,

Damarys Sánchez

Publication year - 2008

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.270

Subject(s) - cefepime , imipenem , klebsiella pneumoniae , meropenem , microbiology and biotechnology , aztreonam , agar dilution , biology , carbapenem , cefotaxime , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , minimum inhibitory concentration , escherichia coli , gene , biochemistry

VIM-type metallo-betalactamases (MBLs) exhibit hydrolytic activity against most betalactam antibiotics, including carbapenems. So far, VIM-type-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates had not been reported in Latin America.

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