Hospital outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to broad-spectrum cephalosporins and beta-lactam-beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations by hyperproduction of SHV-5 beta-lactamase.

An aminoglycoside- and ceftazidime-resistant strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae K2 producing the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase SHV-5 infected or colonized 14 pediatric patients at Guy's Hospital. The patients were mostly neonates recovering from cardiac surgery for congenital defects. The organ...

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Main Authors: French, G L, Shannon, K P, Simmons, N
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC228798/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8789016
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