Biofilm-forming Klebsiella pneumoniae strains have greater likelihood of producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases

J Hosp Infect. 2008 Apr;68(4):369-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.02.001. Epub 2008 Mar 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biofilms* / growth & development
  • China
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / physiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • Urine / microbiology
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*
  • beta-Lactamases / isolation & purification

Substances

  • beta-Lactamases