Secular trends in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in a tertiary-care hospital: increasing prevalence and accelerated decline in antimicrobial susceptibility

Secular trends in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in a tertiary-care hospital: increasing prevalence and accelerated decline in antimicrobial susceptibility

Abstract: INTRODUCTION Klebsiella pneumoniae has become an increasingly important etiologic agent of nosocomial infections in recent years. This is mainly due to the expression of virulence factors and development of resistance to several antimicrobial drugs. METHODS This retrospective study exam...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo de Carvalho Santana, Gilberto Gambero Gaspar, Fernando Crivelenti Vilar, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Roberto Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumonia
Antimicrobial resistance
Carbapenem
Amikacin
Secular trends
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