Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae strain harbouring an AmpC (DHA-1) and a blaSHV-11 in a Belgian hospital, August-December 2006

T Vanwynsberghe; K Verhamme; M Raymaekers; R Cartuyvels; A Boel; H De Beenhouwer

doi:10.2807/esw.12.05.03130-en

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Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae strain harbouring an AmpC (DHA-1) and a blaSHV-11 in a Belgian hospital, August-December 2006
T Vanwynsberghe , K Verhamme , M Raymaekers , R Cartuyvels , A Boel , H De Beenhouwer
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Citation style for this article: Vanwynsberghe T, Verhamme K, Raymaekers M, Cartuyvels R, Boel A, De Beenhouwer H. Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae strain harbouring an AmpC (DHA-1) and a blaSHV-11 in a Belgian hospital, August-December 2006. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(5):pii=3130. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.05.03130-en

Abstract

A hospital in the northwest of Belgium has recorded 22 clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae expressing an unusual pattern of antibiotic susceptibility when testing for extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) between August and December 2006.