First report of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae harboring bla KPC-2 in Saudi Arabia

First report of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae harboring bla KPC-2 in Saudi Arabia

Abstract Background Nosocomial infections caused by multi-drug resistant Enterobacteriaceae are a global public health threat that ought to be promptly identified, reported, and addressed accurately. Many carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae-associated genes have been identified in Saudi Arabia b...

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Main Authors: Sharif Hala, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Mohammed Alshehri, Abdulhakeem O. Althaqafi, Asim Alsaedi, Areej Mufti, Mai Kaaki, Baraa T. Alhaj-Hussein, Hosam M. Zowawi, Abdulfattah Al-Amri, Arnab Pain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
MDR
Klebsiella quasipneumoniae
Carbapenemases
KPC-2
bla KPC-2
Tn3
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0653-9

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