Four carbapenem-resistant gram-negative species carrying distinct carbapenemases in a single patient.
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Carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Acinetobacter baumannii were isolated from a single patient, each producing different carbapenemases (NDM-1, KPC-2, IMP, and OXA-23, respectively). The NDM-1-producing E. coli strain was preceded by a clonally related carbapenem-susceptible strain a month earlier, suggesting in vivo acquisition of blaNDM-1.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 53 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015