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Diversity of plasmids responsible for multiple resistance in klebsiella serotype K2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

Hilary Richards ,
Victoria Hughes  and
Naomi Datta
Hilary Richards
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS
Victoria Hughes
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS
Naomi Datta
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS
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Klebsiella of capsular type K2 were investigated to find out whether a single epidemic clone was the source of many outbreaks of infection in different hospitals, in different areas over a period of five years. The klebsiellas studied were found to be very similar; they were of the same biotype, had similar klebecin sensitivity patterns and carried multiple drug-resistance plasmids; however, characterization of these plasmids showed that they were heterogeneous. Thus there was not a single epidemic bacterial clone.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 86 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 189 - 194
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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