Genotyping and molecular investigation of plasmid-mediated carbapenem resistant clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Egypt

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen. Carbapenem resistance is mediated mainly by enzymes carried on transmissible plasmids causing their dissemination among other members of Enterobacteriaceae. This study aimed to molecularly detect carbapenem resistance genes in K. pn...

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Main Authors: Kholoud Baraka, Rania Abozahra, Marwa Mohammed Haggag, Sarah M Abdelhamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2023-03-01
Series:AIMS Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/microbiol.2023014?viewType=HTML