title: Microbiological and Genetic Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated From Pediatric Patients.
abstract: This manuscript reports the clinical, microbiological, and genetic characteristics of carbapenem-resistant K. pnuemoniae isolates from pediatric patients at a tertiary-care children's hospital. Although there is an extensive body of literature describing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella infections in adults, pediatric data are comparatively limited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York jdara@montefiore.org.
authors.forename: Jasmeen S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dara
authors.affiliation: Public Health Research Institute Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.affiliation: Public Health Research Institute Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark.
authors.forename: Barry N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Kreiswirth
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pellett Madan
keywords: Klebsiella pneumoniae; carbapenemase; polymyxin