Induction and nosocomial dissemination of carbapenem and polymyxin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Induction and nosocomial dissemination of carbapenem and polymyxin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

INTRODUCTION: Polymyxins are antimicrobial agents capable of controlling carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. METHODS: We report a cluster of four patients colonized or infected by polymyxin-resistant and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae. RESULTS:...

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Hlavní autoři: Gilberto Gambero Gaspar, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Leonardo Neves de Andrade, Ana Lúcia Darini, Roberto Martinez
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-01-01
Edice:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Témata:
Klebsiella pneumonia
KPC
Polymyxin B
Colistin
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