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Prevalence of <i>bla<sub>SHV</sub></i> genes in clinical isolates of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> at Saint Camille medical Center in Ouagadougou. Isolation of <i>bla<sub>SHV</sub>11</i>-like gene


Boukaré Zeba
Pere Jacques Simporé
Odile G Nacoulma
Jean-Marie Frere

Abstract

Five bacterial strains (4 Klebsiella pneumoniae and 1 Escherichia coli) representative of pathogenic species and resistant to β-lactam antibiotics are investigated to isolate the genes responsible of β--lactamase activity. The use of engineering techniques enables us to show the widespread of blaSHV genes particularly in clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae. Our results highlighted an atypical blaSHV-11 gene.

Key words: β--Lactamases, Klebsiella pneuminiae, blaSHV gene, Saint Camille medical centre, Ouagadougou.

African Journal of Biotechnology Vol.3(9) 2004: 477-480

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