Genome Sequence of OXA-48 Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae KpO3210

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Authors

Jan‐Jaap Wesselink · Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Elena López‐Camacho · Hospital Universitario La Paz

S. de la Peña · Biomol Informatics (Spain)

Ricardo Ramos · Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Guillermo Ruíz-Carrascoso · Hospital Universitario La Paz

Silvia Lusa-Bernal · Biomol Informatics (Spain)

V. Fernández‐Soria

Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae KpO3210 is a OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing isolate obtained from a blood culture in the context of an outbreak in Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid, Spain) in 2010. It belongs to the major clone detected during the outbreak and is resistant to all beta-lactams and to several other antibiotics.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Bacteriology

Volume 194, Issue 24, pp. 6981-6981

DOI: 10.1128/jb.01897-12

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