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      Emergence of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1) and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC-2) in South Africa.

      Journal of Clinical Microbiology
      Aged, 80 and over, Anti-Bacterial Agents, pharmacology, Enterobacter cloacae, drug effects, enzymology, isolation & purification, Enterobacteriaceae Infections, microbiology, Humans, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, South Africa, beta-Lactamases, genetics, secretion, beta-Lactams

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          This report documents emergence of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1) and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC-2) in K. pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae in South Africa. NDM-1 producers have not been described in South Africa, and this is the first instance that KPC producers have been identified in Africa. The two patients infected with these carbapenemase-producing bacteria demised.

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