Investigation of carbapenem resistance and the first identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) enzyme among Escherichia coli isolates in Turkey: A prospective study

Kuskucu, Mert; Karakullukcu, Asiye; Ailiken, Mailihaba; Otlu, Bans; Mete, Bilgül; Aygun, Gokhan

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.11.006

Investigation of carbapenem resistance and the first identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) enzyme among Escherichia coli isolates in Turkey: A prospective study

Kuskucu M. A., Karakullukcu A., Ailiken M., Otlu B., Mete B., Aygun G.

TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE, cilt.14, sa.6, ss.572-576, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.11.006
Dergi Adı: TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.572-576
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the presence of carbapenem resistance and carbapenemase production in Escherichia coil isolates from clinical samples in Turkey.