New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: case report and laboratory detection strategies.

ABSTRACT: The spread of antimicrobial resistance among Enterobacteriaceae is a significant clinical threat. We report the first case of an Enterobacteriaceae strain harboring the NDM-1 metallo-β-lactamase in a pediatric patient in the United States. We describe strategies for the detection of this novel resistance mechanism encountered in an isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

SUBMITTER: Mochon AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3122842 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature