Carbapenem-nonsusceptible strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing SHV-5 and/or DHA-1 beta-lactamases ina Czech hospital

Abstract

The aim of this study was to characterize all nonrepetitive K. pneumoniae non-susceptible to carbapenems isolates in one of the largest Czech hospitals, and to compare these with susceptible K. pneumoniae isolates from the same patients.

Keywords

• Klebsiella pneumoniae
• ST11
• OmpK35
• OmpK36