TY - JOUR
T1 - Emergence in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae Clinical Isolates of the VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase Encoded by a Conjugative Plasmid
AU - Luzzaro, Francesco
AU - Docquier, Jean Denis
AU - Colinon, Céline
AU - Endimiani, Andrea
AU - Lombardi, Gianluigi
AU - Amicosante, Gianfranco
AU - Rossolini, Gian Maria
AU - Toniolo, Antonio
PY - 2004/2
Y1 - 2004/2
N2 - Resistance to carbapenems is an emerging problem among gram-negative hospital pathogens. A transferable plasmid encoding the VIM-4 metallo-β-lactamase was detected in isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae obtained from a single patient under carbapenem therapy. Thus, enterobacteria appear to increasingly contribute to the spread of VIM-type enzymes.
AB - Resistance to carbapenems is an emerging problem among gram-negative hospital pathogens. A transferable plasmid encoding the VIM-4 metallo-β-lactamase was detected in isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae obtained from a single patient under carbapenem therapy. Thus, enterobacteria appear to increasingly contribute to the spread of VIM-type enzymes.
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U2 - 10.1128/AAC.48.2.648-650.2004
DO - 10.1128/AAC.48.2.648-650.2004
M3 - Article
C2 - 14742229
AN - SCOPUS:0942279617
VL - 48
SP - 648
EP - 650
JO - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
JF - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
SN - 0066-4804
IS - 2
ER -