Inhibitory-based method for detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from burn patients

• Main Authors: Leila Azimi (Author), Abdolaziz Rastegar Lari (Author), Malihe Talebi (Author), Parviz Owlia (Author), Reza Alaghehbandan (Author), Babak Asghari (Author), Elnaz Rastegar Lari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) is one of the carbapenemases that can cause multi-antibiotics resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii. A simple phenotypic rapid and accurate test for the detection of A. baumannii - KPC-producer can be useful in treating related infections. The ai...