First outbreak of OXA-48-positive carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Constantine, Algeria

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2015 Dec;46(6):725-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2015.08.005. Epub 2015 Sep 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Algeria
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Carbapenems / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy*
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / metabolism
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • beta-Lactamases
  • oxacillinase