Detection of OXA-48-like and NDM carbapenemases producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Jordan: A pilot study

• Main Authors: Amin A. Aqel (Author), Panagiota Giakkoupi (Author), Hamed Alzoubi (Author), Ibrahim Masalha (Author), Matthew J. Ellington (Author), Alkiviadis Vatopoulos (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Elsevier, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Summary: Little is known of carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPK) in Jordan. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of CPK in a major hospital in Amman, Jordan in 2012-2013 and to characterize the isolates and detect the types of carbapenemase(s) they produced.For the 296 isolate...