| Literature DB >> 21252273 |
Jayant S Kalpoe1, Nashwan Al Naiemi2, Laurent Poirel3, Patrice Nordmann3.
Abstract
Traditionally, bacteria in The Netherlands have low levels of resistance to antibiotics. This report describes what is believed to be the first carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing an OXA-48 type β-lactamase in The Netherlands. The isolate co-produced a CTX-M-15 type β-lactamase and was recovered from a patient who was transferred from a hospital in India to an intensive care unit in The Netherlands. His recovery in The Netherlands was complicated by pneumonia due to the carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae to which he eventually succumbed. Pre-emptive screening for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in selected patients could be imperative to maintain the low prevalence of these highly resistant bacteria in Dutch hospitals.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21252273 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.028308-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Microbiol ISSN: 0022-2615 Impact factor: 2.472