Molecular characterization of NDM-1 producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in Singapore hospitals

• Main Authors: Raymond Lin (Author), Prabha Krishnan (Author), Grace Ngan (Author), Roland Jureen (Author), Michelle Balm (Author), Jeanette Teo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: In this study, we molecularly characterized 12 NDM-1 producing clinical Enterobacteriaceae (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae) isolates that were part of a collection of non-carbapenem susceptible isolates obtained during a one-year period. These isolates were...