| transmission of a klebsiella pneumoniae clone harbouring genes for ctx-m-15-like and shv-112 enzymes in a neonatal intensive care unit of a kuwaiti hospital. | the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a large problem in most countries including kuwait. this antibiotic resistance is usually due to the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl) enzymes such as shv, tem and ctx-m. this study reports the emergence and spread of an esbl-producing klebsiella pneumoniae clone in a neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) in a kuwaiti hospital. eight esbl-producing k. pneumoniae isolates were from blood cultures of seven neonates, and two w ... | 2010 | 20185547 |