A 19-year longitudinal study to characterize carbapenem-nonsusceptible Acinetobacter isolated from patients with bloodstream infections and the contribution of conjugative plasmids to carbapenem resistance and virulence

Authors: Pek Kee Chen, Yi-Tzu Lee, Chia-Ying Liu, Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Kieu Anh, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Chun-Hsing Liao, Yu-Tsung Huang, Yu-Chen Chen, Cheng-Yen Kao

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 57, Iss 2, Pp 288-299 (2024)

Subject Terms: Acinetobacter spp., Bacteremia, blaVIM, blaIMP, Carbapenem resistance, Carbapenemase, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118224000355; https://doaj.org/toc/1684-1182

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First report of the chromosomal integration of carbapenemase gene blaIMP-19 in Acinetobacter baumannii AB322: the legacy of integron in phage-plasmid?

Authors: Yung-Luen Shih, Carl Jay Ballena Bregente, Pek Kee Chen, Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Yu-Chen Chen, Han-Yueh Kuo, Hsu-Feng Lu, Cheng-Yen Kao

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 12, Iss 6 (2024)

Subject Terms: blaIMP-19, chromosomal encoded carbapenemase, integron, phage, whole-genome sequencing, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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Characterization of host and escherichia coli strains causing recurrent urinary tract infections based on molecular typing

Authors: Cheng-Yen Kao, Yen-Zheng Zhang, Deng-Chi Yang, Pek Kee Chen, Ching-Hao Teng, Wei-Hung Lin, Ming-Cheng Wang

Source: BMC Microbiology, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)

Subject Terms: Recurrent urinary tract infection, Escherichia coli, Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, Virulence, Antimicrobial resistance, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2180

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A Longitudinal Nine-Year Study of the Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales Isolated From a Regional Hospital in Taiwan: Predominance of Carbapenemase KPC-2 and OXA-48

Authors: Tran Thi Thuy Duong, Ya-Min Tsai, Li-Li Wen, Hui-Chuan Chiu, Pek Kee Chen, Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Pei-Yun Kuo, Jazon Harl Hidrosollo, Shining Wang, Yen-Zhen Zhang, Wei-Hung Lin, Ming-Cheng Wang, Cheng-Yen Kao

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), KPC-2, OXA-48, NDM, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), carbapenemase, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.703113/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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