Diversity of genotypes in CTX-M-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in different hospitals in Brazil

Objective: The present study was undertaken to characterize CTX-M ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae collected from hospitals in different cities of Brazil. Material and Methods: Eighty-five K. pneumoniae strains isolated from hospitalized patients in six different hospitals of three cities of Bra...

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Main Authors: Thiago Pavoni Gomes Chagas, Ronaldo Mendes Alves, Deyse Christina Vallim, PhD, Liliane Miyuki Seki, MSc, Leila Carvalho Campos, PhD, Marise Dutra Asensi, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702227