Characteristics of dual carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from an outbreak in Venezuela: a retrospective study

• Main Authors: Dianny Martínez (Author), Luisa Caña (Author), Hectorina Rodulfo (Author), José García (Author), Diorelis González (Author), Lucy Rodríguez (Author), Marcos De Donato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To characterize carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from patients treated at a hospital in Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela. Methods. This was a retrospective study conducted at the general hospital in Cumaná where 58 K. pneumoniae strains were analyzed for resistance to anti...