Emergence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Danish hospitals; this is in part explained by spread of two CTX-M-15 clones with multilocus sequence types 15 and 16 in Zealand

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2011 Aug;38(2):180-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.03.018. Epub 2011 May 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Ciprofloxacin / pharmacology
  • Denmark / epidemiology
  • Genotype
  • Gentamicins / pharmacology
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / classification*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing*
  • Phenotype
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Gentamicins
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • beta-lactamase CTX-M-15
  • beta-Lactamases