Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Producing VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase, CTX-M-15 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase, and CMY-4 AmpC β-Lactamase in a Tunisian University Hospital
Open Access
- 1 December 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 50 (12) , 4198-4201
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.00663-06
Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates resistant to carbapenems were recovered from 11 patients in the hospital of Sfax, Tunisia. The isolates were closely related as shown by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and they produced VIM-4 metallo-enzyme, CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamase, and CMY-4 AmpC enzyme. The bla VIM-4 gene is part of a class 1 integron.Keywords
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