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Comunicações • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 40 (3) • June 2007 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822007000300021   copy

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

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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases are plasmid-mediated. These enzymes have the ability to hydrolyze beta-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%.

Klebsiella pneumoniae; Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases; Meropenem

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