New epidemiologic markers of Klebsiella oxytoca strains isolated from nosocomial infections |
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| Authors: | C Richard V Monteil |
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| Affiliation: | Service des Entérobactéries, Unité INSERM 199, Institut Pasteur, Paris. |
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| Abstract: | In addition to capsular antigen typing and biotyping (sorbose, d-tartrate, dulcitol), the epidemiology of Klebsiella oxytoca can be improved by new biochemical characterization. The authors propose to determine tetrathionate-reductase activity, D-melezitose fermentation and brown pigment production onto a mineral gluconate-ferric citrate medium. In order to assess the value of these new markers, several hospital epidemiological surveys were performed in France and Spain (112 strains studied). |
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