Emergence of NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Guatemala

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2012 Jul;67(7):1795-7. doi: 10.1093/jac/dks101. Epub 2012 Mar 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Conjugation, Genetic
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Gene Transfer, Horizontal
  • Guatemala / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase NDM-1