Characterization of Piperacillin/Tazobactam-Resistant Klebsiella oxytoca Recovered from a Nosocomial Outbreak

Ai Fujita; Kouji Kimura; Satoru Yokoyama; Wanchun Jin; Jun-ichi Wachino; Keiko Yamada; Hiroyuki Suematsu; Yuka Yamagishi; Hiroshige Mikamo; Yoshichika Arakawa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142366

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Characterization of Piperacillin/Tazobactam-Resistant Klebsiella oxytoca Recovered from a Nosocomial Outbreak

Ai Fujita,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Kouji Kimura ,

* E-mail: koujikim@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Satoru Yokoyama,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Wanchun Jin,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Jun-ichi Wachino,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Keiko Yamada,

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Hiroyuki Suematsu,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan
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Yuka Yamagishi,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan
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Hiroshige Mikamo,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan
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Yoshichika Arakawa

Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Characterization of Piperacillin/Tazobactam-Resistant Klebsiella oxytoca Recovered from a Nosocomial Outbreak

Ai Fujita,
Kouji Kimura,
Satoru Yokoyama,
Wanchun Jin,
Jun-ichi Wachino,
Keiko Yamada,
Hiroyuki Suematsu,
Yuka Yamagishi,
Hiroshige Mikamo,
Yoshichika Arakawa

Published: November 5, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142366

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