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Gentamicin resistance in fatal Klebsiella septicaemia
1Department of Clinical Sciences and Pathology, University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby.
Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
The occurrence of antibiotic resistance in nosocomial infections is a common problem. This case details a fatality associated with Klebsiella infection acquired as a hospital inpatient. The transfer of gentamicin resistance between gram-negative bacteria could present a considerable problem in Papua New Guinean hospitals.