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| Year : 1997 | Volume
: 43
| Issue : 4 | Page : 98-101 |
Klebocin typing of Klebsiella species isolated from nosocomial infection in intensive care unit.
RB Pal, JS Rebello, DD Banker, PK Jain
Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Medical Research Society, Mumbai.
Correspondence Address:
R B Pal
Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Medical Research Society, Mumbai.
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 0010740735 
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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