Molecular epidemiology of CTX-M producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from bloodstream infections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: emergence of CTX-M-15

OBJECTIVE: The present studywas designed to evaluate the molecular epidemiology of CTX-M producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli isolated from bloodstream infections at tertiary care hospitals in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of...

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Main Authors: Liliane Miyuki Seki, Polyana Silva Pereira, Magda de Souza Conceição, Maria José Souza, Elizabeth Andrade Marques, Jupira Miron Carballido, Maria Elisabeth Serqueira de Carvalho, Ana Paula D'Alincourt Carvalho Assef, Marise Dutra Asensi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
KPC
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000600003&lng=en&tlng=en