TY - JOUR
T1 - First Clinical Cases of OXA-48-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Peru
AU - Morales-Moreno, Adriana
AU - Ballena-López, José Carlos
AU - Sandoval-Ahumada, Roxana
AU - Silva-Caso, Wilmer
AU - Pérez-Lazo, Giancarlo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - Background: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) represents a global public health concern and systemic infections associated with OXA - 48 carbapenemase are increasingly being reported in Latin America. Here, we present the first 2 cases of systemic infections by OXA-48-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Peru. A favorable clinical response was observed after targeted treatment with colistin as a backbone.
AB - Background: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) represents a global public health concern and systemic infections associated with OXA - 48 carbapenemase are increasingly being reported in Latin America. Here, we present the first 2 cases of systemic infections by OXA-48-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Peru. A favorable clinical response was observed after targeted treatment with colistin as a backbone.
KW - Klebsiella Pneumoniae
KW - OXA-48, carbapenemases, Peru (Source: DeCSBIREME)
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85122941393
U2 - 10.35434/RCMHNAAA.2021.143.1260
DO - 10.35434/RCMHNAAA.2021.143.1260
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85122941393
SN - 2225-5109
VL - 14
SP - 379
EP - 382
JO - Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
JF - Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
IS - 3
ER -