<p>Detection of OXA-48 Gene in Carbapenem-Resistant <em>Escherichia coli</em> and <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> from Urine Samples</p>

Abstract

One in ten isolates of <i>E. coli</i> and <i>K. pneumoniae</i> were carbapenem resistant. Among carbapenem-resistant isolates, one-third of <i>E. coli</i> and two-thirds of <i>K. pneumoniae</i> had the <i>blaOXA-48</i> gene. OXA-48 serves as a potential agent to map the distribution of resistance among clinical isolates.