Characterization of a New Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene, bla NDM-1 , and a Novel Erythromycin Esterase Gene Carried on a Unique Genetic Structure in Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 14 from India

Yong, Dongeun; A. Toleman, Mark; G. Giske, Christian; S. Cho, Hyun; Sundman, Kristina; Lee, Kyungwon; R. Walsh, Timothy

doi:10.1128/aac.00774-09

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Characterization of a New Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene, bla NDM-1 , and a Novel Erythromycin Esterase Gene Carried on a Unique Genetic Structure in Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 14 from India

Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy • Sep 21, 2009

Authors:

Dongeun Yong

Mark A. Toleman

Christian G. Giske

Abstract

A Swedish patient of Indian origin traveled to New Delhi, India, and acquired a urinary tract infection caused by a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain that typed to the sequence type 14 complex. The isolate, Klebsiella pneumoniae 05-506, was shown to possess a metallo-beta-lactamase (...

Subject

Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Biology

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