Characterization of a multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST607-K25 clone responsible for a nosocomial outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Author(s) -
François Peltier,
Morgane Choquet,
Véronique Decroix,
Crespin Adjidé,
Sandrine Castelain,
R. Guiheneuf,
E. Pluquet
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000884
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , multilocus sequence typing , multiple drug resistance , quinolone , outbreak , virulence , clone (java method) , virology , drug resistance , antibiotic resistance , escherichia coli , antibiotics , gene , genetics , genotype
Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains are regularly involved in hospital outbreaks. This study describes an ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae clone (ST607-K25) responsible for a nosocomial outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit.
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