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SUBMITTER: Rasheed JK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3713825 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rasheed J Kamile JK Kitchel Brandon B Zhu Wenming W Anderson Karen F KF Clark Nancye C NC Ferraro Mary Jane MJ Savard Patrice P Humphries Romney M RM Kallen Alexander J AJ Limbago Brandi M BM
Emerging infectious diseases 20130601 6
We characterized 9 New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (5 Klebsiella pneumoniae, 2 Escherichia coli, 1 Enterobacter cloacae, 1 Salmonella enterica serovar Senftenberg) isolates identified in the United States and cultured from 8 patients in 5 states during April 2009-March 2011. Isolates were resistant to β-lactams, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides, demonstrated MICs ≤1 µg/mL of colistin and polymyxin, and yielded positive metallo-β-lactamase screening results. Eight ...[more]