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Table 1 Carbapenem β-lactamases

From: The role of carbapenems in initial therapy for serious Gram-negative infections

β-Lactamase

Organisms

Class A: KPC 1 to 4

Klebsiella, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter, Salmonella, Pseudomonas

Class B: metallo-β-lactamases

Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Enterobacter, E. coli, Shigella, Serratia

Class C: AmpC-like

Klebsiella, E. coli, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter

Class D: oxacillinases

Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Enterobacter, Serratia

  1. KPC, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase.