Presence of the KPC carbapenemase gene in Enterobacteriaceae causing bacteremia and its correlation with in vitro carbapenem susceptibility.
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During 6 months, we obtained Enterobacteriaceae isolates from patients with gram-negative bacteremia at a 1,250-bed teaching hospital in St. Louis, MO, and compared carbapenem susceptibilities with the presence of bla(KPC), a transferable carbapenemase gene. Three (1.2%) out of 243 isolates were bla(KPC) positive. Ertapenem nonsusceptibility had a low positive predictive value.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 47 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009