coli and three were Klebsiella pneumoniae . MIC's to a range of antibiotics were established using BD Phoenix. Antibiograms were produced using disc-diffusion methods and read using BSAC guidelines. They were referred to the ARMRL, Colindale for typing. Ten were CTX-M1, one was CTX-M9 and...
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KLEBSIELLA pneumoniaeGREAT Britain. National Health ServiceGRAM-negative bacteriaMEDICAL screeningHOSPITALSINFECTION controlBACTEREMIABackground: Infections caused by gram-negative carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) have become a global phenomenon. Screening of patients for CPO that ...
Organisms isolated included Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, Proteus mirabilis, and Escherichia coli. Renal and elderly care patients had the highest prevalences of CPOs, whereas the intensive care unit prevalence was low. Statistical analysis found that hospitalization abroad, any previous ...