Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing CTX-M-15 recovered from hospital environmental surfaces from Algeria

J Hosp Infect. 2008 Feb;68(2):183-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.11.001. Epub 2008 Jan 14.

Authors

A Touati, L Brasme, S Benallaoua, J Madoux, A Gharout, C de Champs

PMID: 18192081
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.11.001

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Algeria
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Enterobacter cloacae* / drug effects
Enterobacter cloacae* / enzymology
Enterobacter cloacae* / genetics
Enterobacter cloacae* / isolation & purification
Environmental Microbiology*
Hospital Units
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Klebsiella pneumoniae* / drug effects
Klebsiella pneumoniae* / enzymology
Klebsiella pneumoniae* / genetics
Klebsiella pneumoniae* / isolation & purification
beta-Lactamases* / genetics
beta-Lactamases* / isolation & purification

Substances

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