National surveillance study on carbapenem non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan: the emergence and rapid dissemination of KPC-2 carbapenemase.

OBJECTIVES: The global spread and increasing incidence of carbapenem non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae (CnSKP) has made its treatment difficult, increasing the mortality. To establish nationwide data on CnSKP spread and carbapenem-resistance mechanisms, we conducted a national surveillance study...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Kang Chiu, Tsu-Lan Wu, Yin-Ching Chuang, Jung-Chung Lin, Chang-Phone Fung, Po-Liang Lu, Jann-Tay Wang, Lih-Shinn Wang, L Kristopher Siu, Kuo-Ming Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3722148?pdf=render