Outbreak of OXY-2-producing Klebsiella oxytoca in a renal transplant unit

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Date
2008-06-01Author
Zarate, Mariela Soledad
Gales, Ana C. [UNIFESP]
Picao, Renata C. [UNIFESP]
Pujol, Gervasio Soler
Lanza, Alejandra
Smayevsky, Jorgelina
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ArtigoISSN
0095-1137Is part of
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyDOI
10.1128/JCM.00194-08Metadata
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We describe a Klebsiella oxytoca infection outbreak in a renal transplant unit that involved seven patients. All strains belonged to a single pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern and were resistant to amoxicillin-clavulanate, cefuroxime, piperacillin-tazobactam, and aztreonam but susceptible to ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefepime, and imipenem. Chromosomal beta-lactamase hyperproduction was caused by a point mutation in the bla(OXY-2) gene promoter region.
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Washington: Amer Soc Microbiology, v. 46, n. 6, p. 2099-2101, 2008.Sponsorship
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Collections
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