Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. doi:10.1128/AAC.00736-08
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First Report of KPC-2-producing-Klebsiella pneumoniae in Brazil
Jussimara Monteiro*,
Anderson Fernandes Santos,
Marise Dutra Asensi,
Gisele Peirano,
and
Ana Cristina Gales
Laboratório LEMC/ALERTA, Disciplina de Infectologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratório de Enterobactérias, Departamento de Bacteriologia, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email:
jussimara.monteiro{at}lemc.com.br.
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The carbapenems are regarded as the preferential therapeutic option for treatment of serious multidrug-resistant Gram-negative health-care associated infections. ...