Polymyxin B Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, São Paulo, Brazil

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Oct;22(10):1849-51. doi: 10.3201/eid2210.160695.
No abstract available

Keywords: Brazil; Klebsiella pneumoniae; São Paulo; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae; clonal complex 258; polymyxin B resistance; polymyxin B–resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / classification
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Polymyxin B / pharmacology*
  • Population Surveillance

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • Polymyxin B