Evaluation of the in vitro activity of meropenem against strains of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Soares, Karla Pimenta¹  Amorim, Lia Nascimento¹  Menezes, Everardo Albuquerque¹  Nascimento, Kaline Medeiros do¹  Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza¹  Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza¹  Cunha, Francisco Afrânio¹  Lima Neto, José Gadelha¹ 

关键词: Klebsiella pneumoniae;    Extended-spectrum b-lactamases;    Meropenem;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822007000300021

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Extended-spectrum b-lactamases are plasmid-mediated. These enzymes have the ability to hydrolyze b-lactam antibiotics. In this study, we evaluated the in vitro activity of meropenem against ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains. Fourteen strains were studied. The susceptibility of these strains to meropenem was 100%.

【 授权许可】

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