Plasmid-mediated carbapenem-hydrolysing OXA-48 beta-lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Tunisia

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010 Jul;36(1):91-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.02.014. Epub 2010 Mar 30.
No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / metabolism*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Carbapenems / metabolism*
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plasmids*
  • Tunisia
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

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