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Case Reports
. 2011 Feb 15;52(4):481-4.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq178.

Carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae due to the New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase

Hanna Sidjabat  1 , Graeme R Nimmo, Timothy R Walsh, Enzo Binotto, Anthony Htin, Yoshiro Hayashi, Jian Li, Roger L Nation, Narelle George, David L Paterson
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Case Reports

Carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae due to the New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase

Hanna Sidjabat et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae is most notably due to the K. pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) β-lactamase. In this report, we describe the occurrence of a newly described mechanism of carbapenem resistance, the NDM-1 β-lactamase, in a patient who received medical attention (but was not hospitalized) in India.

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