Phenotypic and molecular detection of the bla _KPC gene in clinical isolates from inpatients at hospitals in São Luis, MA, Brazil.

<h4>Background</h4>Bacteria that produce Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) are resistant to broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotics. The objective of this study was to phenotypically and genotypically characterize the antibiotic susceptibility to carbapenems of 297 isolates recovered from clin... View More