| Literature DB >> 29198372 |
Stefano Mancini1, Laurent Poirel2, Myriam Corthesy3, Gilbert Greub3, Patrice Nordmann4.
Abstract
A carbapenem- and pan-aminoglycoside-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain was isolated from a Brazilian patient hospitalized in a Swiss hospital. The clinical isolate carried genes encoding the KPC-2 carbapenemase and the RmtG 16S rRNA methyltransferase. This is the first report of a carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae producing RmtG in Europe.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29198372 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.10.019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803