A long-term low-frequency hospital outbreak of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae involving Intergenus plasmid diffusion and a persisting environmental reservoir.

A long-term low-frequency hospital outbreak of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae involving Intergenus plasmid diffusion and a persisting environmental reservoir.

<h4>Background</h4>To study the molecular characteristics of a long-term, low frequency outbreak of bla KPC-2 in a low prevalence setting involving the hospital environment.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>KPC-producing bacteria were screened by selective chromogenic ag...

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Main Authors: Ståle Tofteland, Umaer Naseer, Jan Helge Lislevand, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Orjan Samuelsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23536849/pdf/?tool=EBI

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