Diversity of acquired β-lactamases amongst Klebsiella pneumoniae in Greek hospitals

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2012 Feb;39(2):178-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.09.024. Epub 2011 Nov 21.

Authors

Constantinos C Papagiannitsis, Kyriaki Tryfinopoulou, Panagiota Giakkoupi, Olga Pappa, Michalis Polemis, Eva Tzelepi, Leonidas S Tzouvelekis; Carbapenemase Study Group; Alkiviadis C Vatopoulos

Collaborators

Carbapenemase Study Group:
Eleni Malamou-Lada, Sofia Tsiplakou, Vassiliki Papaioannou, Helen Fakiri, Nikoleta Skarmoutsou, Dimitris Kairis, Eleni Papoutsidou, Helen Katsifa, Fani Kesidou, Ekaterini Tsafaraki, Anna Tsouri, Evangelia Platsouka, Zoi Roussou, Helen Kaitsa-Tsiopoulou, Polizo Kazila

PMID: 22104281
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.09.024

No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Genetic Variation*
Genotype
Greece
Hospitals
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / classification
Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Typing
beta-Lactamases / genetics*
beta-Lactamases / metabolism*
beta-Lactams / pharmacology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
beta-Lactams
beta-Lactamases