Nosocomial outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae highlighting the interspecies transferability of the blaOXA-48 gene in the gut flora

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2012 Apr;67(4):1041-3. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkr547. Epub 2012 Jan 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Enterobacter cloacae / drug effects
  • Enterobacter cloacae / isolation & purification*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology
  • Gene Transfer, Horizontal
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • beta-Lactam Resistance*
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*
  • beta-Lactams / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • beta-Lactams
  • beta-Lactamases
  • oxacillinase