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Clin Infect Dis
; 52(4): 481-4, 2011 Feb 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21258100
RESUMO
Carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae is most notably due to the K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) ß-lactamase. In this report, we describe the occurrence of a newly described mechanism of carbapenem resistance, the NDM-1 ß-lactamase, in a patient who received medical attention (but was not hospitalized) in India.