Klebocin typing of Klebsiella species isolated from nosocomial infection in intensive care unit.
Klebocin typing and antibiotic resistance have been studied for 518 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, [106 from intensive care unit (ICU) sites, 182 from ICU staff flora, 192 from patient flora and 38 from clinical specimens]. The overall typability was 71.62%. The most common mnemonic types among various sources were 111, 211, and 112. Of the total strains tested, 28.37% strains were found to be untypable. These strains are labelled as "444". When klebocin typing was used in association with antibiogram, in 86.84% cases of clinical infection probable source of infection could be detected. Thus a combination of two typing methods poses a significant contribution in epidemiological studies.
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Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Medical Research Society, Mumbai.
Rebello
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Banker
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Jain
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D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods
D001430:Bacteriocins; C019447:klebocin