Porin loss and GES-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase primarily responsible for reduced susceptibility to imipenem

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Jun;58(2):261-2. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.12.015. Epub 2007 Feb 14.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Imipenem / pharmacology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Porins / drug effects
  • beta-Lactamases / classification
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Porins
  • Imipenem
  • beta-Lactamases