CTX-M-12 beta-lactamase in a Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolate in Colombia.

ABSTRACT: We describe the detection of the CTX-M-12 beta-lactamase from a clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Colombia. Screening of nosocomial Klebsiella spp. and Escherichia coli isolates from a network of teaching hospitals revealed the presence of CTX-M enzymes in multiple cities. This is the first description of CTX-M in Colombia.

SUBMITTER: Villegas MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC321560 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature