Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase in long-term care facility, Illinois, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jun;15(6):988-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1506.081735.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacterial Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Illinois
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Long-Term Care*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Urine / microbiology
  • beta-Lactam Resistance
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase