First isolation of an IMP-1 metallo-β-lactamase-producing Kluyvera ascorbata in Japan

Objectives: The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales has been increasing globally, causing growing concerns. Although Kluyvera ascorbata is not known as a metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producer, in the present study we isolated a K. ascorbata strain producing IMP-1 MBL from catheter-ass...

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Main Authors: Takeaki Wajima, Yuji Hirai, Takayuki Otake, Yui Momose, Hidemasa Nakaminami, Norihisa Noguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716520302538