| Literature DB >> 20032252 |
Jennifer Le1, Mariana Castanheira, David S Burgess, Barbara McKee, Raza Iqbal, Ronald N Jones.
Abstract
Carbapenems (CARBs) are the primary treatment for infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains. Production of a serine carbapenemase, KPC, is increasing alarmingly in the United States and is probably contributing to CARB resistance rates. We describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of four infections caused by KPC-3 K. pneumoniae strains.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 20032252 PMCID: PMC2815646 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02397-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948