Detection of OXA-48 Gene in Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Urine Samples.

Sushma GurungSonali KafleBinod DhungelNabaraj Adhikari Upendra Thapa Shrestha Bipin Adhikari Megha Raj Banjara Komal Raj Rijal Prakash Ghimire

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)

One in ten isolates of E. coli and K. pneumoniae were carbapenem resistant. Among carbapenem-resistant isolates, one-third of E. coli and two-thirds of K. pneumoniae had the blaOXA-48 gene. OXA-48 serves as a potential agent to map the distribution of resistance among clinical isolates.

Keyphrases

klebsiella pneumoniae
escherichia coli
multidrug resistant
copy number
genome wide
biofilm formation
genetic diversity
genome wide identification
dna methylation
climate change
transcription factor
cystic fibrosis
candida albicans
community acquired pneumonia