| Literature DB >> 25766005 |
Alberto Antonelli1, Domenica Maria Di Palo2, Angelo Galano2, Sabrina Becciani3, Carlotta Montagnani3, Patrizia Pecile4, Luisa Galli5, Gian Maria Rossolini6.
Abstract
Positivity for bla(OXA-48)-like carbapenemase genes was revealed by molecular testing of a surveillance rectal swab from a patient who had previously been colonized and infected by an OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Positivity was due to a coincidental carriage of Shewanella xiamenensis harboring a new bla(OXA-48)-like gene, while the K. pneumoniae was no longer present.Entities:
Keywords: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae; Molecular testing; OXA-48 carbapenemase; Shewanella xiamenensis; Surveillance
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25766005 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.02.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803