Dominance of CTX-M-2 and CTX-M-56 among extended-spectrum beta-lactamases produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolated in hospitals in Paraguay

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Dec;64(6):1330-2. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkp382. Epub 2009 Oct 23.

Authors

Mushtaq A Khan¹, Nicole Lemmens, Esteban Riera, Tamara Blonk, Janet Goedhart, Alex Van Belkum, Wil Goessens, John P Hays, Mireille Van Westreenen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. m.khan@erasmusmc.nl

PMID: 19854861
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp382

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Cluster Analysis
Cross Infection / microbiology*
DNA Fingerprinting
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
Escherichia coli / drug effects
Escherichia coli / enzymology*
Escherichia coli / genetics
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
Genotype
Hospitals
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Paraguay
Plasmids
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*
beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
beta-Lactamases