| Literature DB >> 29021086 |
Caio Augusto Martins Aires1, Michael J Rybak2, Juwon Yim2, Polyana Silva Pereira1, Cláudio M Rocha-de-Souza1, Rodolpho Mattos Albano3, Valdelucia Oliveira Cavalcanti4, Ana Paula D'Alincourt Carvalho-Assef1, Marisa Zenaide Ribeiro Gomes1, Marise Dutra Asensi5.
Abstract
In this study, we describe the genetic features of an XDR KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate by using whole-genome sequencing, its clinical-epidemiological context and susceptibility against antimicrobial combinations. The isolate belongs to clonal complex 258 and harbors several acquired genes and mutations associated with antimicrobial resistance.Entities:
Keywords: Colistin resistance; Extensively drug-resistant; KPC-2; Klebsiella pneumoniae; XDR
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29021086 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.08.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803