Open AccessEvaluation of phenotypic tests for detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase and metallo-beta-lactamase in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species
Author(s) -
Kalpana Chauhan,
Anita Pandey,
A. K. Asthana,
Molly Madan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.151168
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , beta lactamase , microbiology and biotechnology , klebsiella , escherichia coli , biology , enterobacteriaceae , gene , genetics
Carbapenemase production is an important mechanism responsible for carbapenem resistance.