Ultrastructural Changes in Clinical and Microbiota Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carriers of Genes blaSHV, blaTEM, blaCTX-M, or blaKPC When Subject to β-Lactam Antibiotics

The aim of this study was to characterize the ultrastructural effects caused by β-lactam antibiotics in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. Three K. pneumoniae clinical isolates were selected for the study with resistance profiles for third-generation cephalosporins, aztreonam, and/or imipenem and with...

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Main Authors: Dyana Leal Veras, Ana Catarina de Souza Lopes, Grasielle Vaz da Silva, Gabriel Gazzoni Araújo Gonçalves, Catarina Fernandes de Freitas, Fernanda Cristina Gomes de Lima, Maria Amélia Vieira Maciel, Ana Paula Sampaio Feitosa, Luiz Carlos Alves, Fábio André Brayner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/572128