Open Access<p>The First Egyptian Report Showing the Co-Existence of <em>bla</em><sub>NDM-25</sub>, <em>bla</em><sub>OXA-23</sub>, <em>bla</em><sub>OXA-181</sub>, and <em>bla</em><sub>GES-1</sub> Among Carbapenem-Resistant <em>K. pneumoniae</em> Clinical Isolates Genotyped by BOX-PCR</p>
Author(s) -
Mohamed F. El-Badawy,
Shaymaa W. ElFar,
Shaker S Althobaiti,
Fatma I Abou-Elazm,
Mohamed Shohayeb
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s244064
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , clavulanic acid , sulbactam , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , carbapenem , minimum inhibitory concentration , gene , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , escherichia coli , amoxicillin , genetics , imipenem
The emergence of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) continues to escalate and is alarming because of the emergence of pan drug-resistant strains. The objective of this study was to investigate the existence of 12 carbapenemase genes among CRKP clinical isolates.