Emergence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Danish hospitals; this is in part explained by spread of two CTX-M-15 clones with multilocus sequence types 15 and 16 in Zealand

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2011 Aug;38(2):180-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.03.018. Epub 2011 May 25.

Authors

Camilla H Lester, Stefan S Olsen, Lotte Jakobsen, Magnus Arpi, Kurt Fuursted, Dennis S Hansen, Ole Heltberg, Anette Holm, Tove Højbjerg, Kjeld Truberg Jensen, Helle Krogh Johansen, Ulrik Stenz Justesen, Michael Kemp, Jenny Dahl Knudsen, Bent Røder, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Anette M Hammerum

PMID: 21612893
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.03.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Ciprofloxacin / pharmacology
Denmark / epidemiology
Genotype
Gentamicins / pharmacology
Hospitals
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae / classification*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Epidemiology
Multilocus Sequence Typing*
Phenotype
beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*
beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Gentamicins
Ciprofloxacin
beta-lactamase CTX-M-15
beta-Lactamases